Disney Cast Member Awarded Purple Heart at Walt Disney World Resort

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U.S. Army veteran and current Disney Experiences cast member, John Arant, was presented with the Purple Heart Medal by fellow cast member and U.S. Air Force Reserve Major, Jenn O’Rourke under the rotunda of the American Adventure pavilion in EPCOT located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Arant was recognized for military valor and the injuries he sustained during active service with the U.S. Army in Mosul, Iraq in 2007. (Photo/Disney)

U.S. Army veteran and current Disney Experiences cast member, John Arant, was presented with the Purple Heart Medal by fellow cast member and U.S. Air Force Reserve Major, Jenn O’Rourke under the rotunda of the American Adventure pavilion in EPCOT located at Walt Disney World Resort Fla., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Arant was recognized for military valor and the injuries he sustained during active service with the U.S. Army in Mosul, Iraq in 2007. (Photo/Disney)

U.S. Army veteran and Disney Experiences cast member, John Arant received the distinguished Purple Heart Medal American Adventure pavilion in EPCOT located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, June 26, 2024, for injuries he sustained during active service with the U.S. Army in Mosul, Iraq in 2007. The ceremony took place among the “Portraits of Courage,” the pavilion’s current exhibit of more than 60 paintings created by former U.S. President George W. Bush to recognize post-9/11 military veterans. (Photo/Disney)

U.S. Army veteran and current Disney Experiences cast member, John Arant, delivers remarks to guests after receiving the distinguished Purple Heart Medal during a special early-morning ceremony held at the American Adventure pavilion in EPCOT located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Arant was recognized for military valor and the injuries he sustained during active service with the U.S. Army in Mosul, Iraq in 2007. (Photo/Disney)

Photo of U.S. Army veteran and Disney Experiences cast member, John Arant serving in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. Arant received the distinguished Purple Heart Medal in the American Adventure pavilion in EPCOT located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, June 26, 2024 for injuries he sustained during active service with the U.S. Army in Mosul, Iraq in 2007.(Photo/Courtesy of John Arant)