{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397656", "<span class=\"kicker\">News12 New Jersey Report</span>World War II couple awarded military medals", "2014-10-16", "2014", "2014-10", "Republican", "House", "NJ", "Christopher Smith", "S000522", "chrissmith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "News12 New Jersey ReportWorld War II couple awarded military medals \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        OCEAN COUNTY, NJ,\r\n        Oct 16, 2014\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n      \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      NEWS12 New Jersey - A husband and wife who both served during World War II have been presented with military awards 70 years later.\u00a0\nLeonard Brotsky, 89, was injured by shrapnel and suffered frostbite while fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. \u00a0However, his Army discharge papers left out his injuries.\nNow, with the help of Rep. Chris Smith, Brotsky has finally been presented with the Purple Heart Award.\u00a0\nREAD MORE: New Jersey Top Stories\nThe congressman's office has been working on getting the award for Brotsky since 2003, but the Army kept asking for more evidence. \u00a0\n\u00a0\n    \n        \n            \n        \n    \nBrotsky's 92-year-old wife Rose was also honored for her service with the United States Marines. \u00a0She was a radio operator at Pearl Harbor. Originally published at: http://newjersey.news12.com/news/world-war-ii-couple-awarded-military-medals-1.9513049\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397656"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.966344028711319, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}