Sharon Peetz holds a collection of medals, including two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, her father Jack Pettitt earned during his time in the Army. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
October 22, 2020
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At age 14, Jack Pettitt fudged some numbers for enlistment and shipped off to the Korean War where he earned two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. Now, at age 87, Pettitt’s bedroom in Kalispell has become his battlefield. The Army veteran is one of at least 22,000 Montanans over age 65 living with Alzheimer’s disease.