{"id":170473,"date":"2022-11-15T09:51:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T14:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=170473"},"modified":"2022-11-15T09:51:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T11:33:23","slug":"sk-customs-continues-to-honor-those-who-have-served-with-the-limited-edition-purple-heart-commemorative-colt-1911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sk-customs-continues-to-honor-those-who-have-served-with-the-limited-edition-purple-heart-commemorative-colt-1911\/","title":{"rendered":"SK Customs Continues to Honor Those Who Have Served with the Limited Edition Purple Heart Commemorative Colt 1911"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HAYMARKET, Va. November 11, 2022 \u2014<\/strong>Veterans Day provides Americans an opportunity to recognize and honor those who have served our great Nation, and \u00a0SK Customs<\/a>\u00ae\u00a0is doing their part by\u00a0highlighting their recent launch of the 240th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary Purple Heart Commemorative firearm. This limited-edition design of the Government Model Colt 1911 Series 70 chambered in .45ACP honors the Military Badge of Merit, the modern-day Purple Heart Medal and those who have received it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s truly an honor and a privilege to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives for our freedoms by releasing this limited-edition firearm,\u201d said Simon Khiabani, owner and founder of SK Customs.  \u201cWe\u2019ve partnered with Purple Heart Homes, the Purple Heart Integration Project and U.S Army veteran, Omar \u201cCrispy\u201d Avila, to recognize the men and women who have and continue to serve in our Armed Forces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avila joined the U.S. Army in 2004 as an Infantryman. After deploying to Iraq in 2007, his vehicle was struck with a 200 lb IED, resulting in burns to 75% of his body and amputation below the knee of his right leg. Sergeant Avila retired from the U.S. Army in 2010 and devoted his life to serving other Veterans and helping wounded warriors across the nation. Avila shows us what it means to commemorate the Purple Heart through this gun in his brand-new video, available for viewing\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The origins of the Purple Heart Medal trace back to August 1782 when General George Washington issued the Badge of Military Merit. This medal was bestowed whenever any singular meritorious action was performed. The award was reintroduced in 1932 as the Purple Heart Medal to honor the bravery of wounded soldiers. Today, it is awarded for a wide variety of combat injuries, deaths, those wounded in acts of terrorism and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key features of the Custom Colt 1911 Series 70 include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n