▁H ath cock ▁received ▁the ▁Pur ple ▁Heart . ▁Near ly ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Silver ▁Star ▁for ▁this ▁action . ▁H ath cock ▁and ▁the ▁seven ▁mar ines ▁he ▁pulled ▁from ▁the ▁vehicle ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁by ▁hel ic opter ▁to ▁hospital ▁ship ▁, ▁then ▁to ▁a ▁naval ▁hospital ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁to ▁the ▁burn ▁center ▁at ▁Bro oke ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁active ▁duty , ▁H ath cock ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Sc out ▁S ni per ▁School ▁at ▁the ▁Marine ▁base ▁in ▁Quant ico , ▁Virginia . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁extreme ▁inj uries ▁suffered ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁nearly ▁constant ▁pain , ▁but ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁himself ▁to ▁teaching ▁sn ip ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁H ath cock ' s ▁health ▁began ▁to ▁d eter ior ate , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁multiple ▁s cl eros is . ▁He ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁but ▁his ▁health ▁continued ▁to ▁decl ine . ▁And , ▁just ▁ 5 5 ▁days ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁him ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁regular ▁ret irement ▁pay , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁permanent ▁dis ability ▁separation . ▁Being ▁med ically ▁dis charg ed , ▁he ▁received ▁ 1 0 0 ▁percent ▁dis ability ▁pay . ▁He ▁would ▁have ▁received ▁only ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of