Purple Heart Day event Wednesday at Veterans Plaza begins at 10 a.m.

Boerne will take time to honor area Purple Heart recipients Wednesday during a ceremony at Veterans Plaza on National Purple Heart Day.

Mark Sierra, owner and chef of Compadres Hill Country Cocina, will speak at 10 a.m. Wednesday about the Purple Heart Project and what National Purple Heart Day is.

“ I’ll talk about why it’s important that we keep honoring these individuals, and the families. They deal with it, too, right alongside their recipient,” Sierra said.