Friends and family of a Vietnam veteran symbolically honored him with a Purple Heart medal he never received 55 years ago while recovering in Japan. Many know Lester F. Wray III as “Ripper” Wray or ...

Lawrence “Larry” R. Oliveira of Nahiku finally received his Purple Heart ceremony Monday. Oliveira’s five daughters stood in his place and received the medal on his behalf during the long ...

That's why the gold medal on a purple ribbon bears the profile of Washington. The original badge was directed by Washington to be “the figure of a heart in purple cloth, or silk, edged with ...

Army Capt. James McDaniel was diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury by doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs after ...

Both the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart came from the Badge of Military Merit. It was the first award meant for enlisted troops. Before this, the only way to recognize heroism by an enlisted ...

Planning is underway for this year’s Purple Heart Celebration that will see more names added to Niagara County’s Purple Heart ...

A Purple Heart Ceremony at Fort Carson on Tuesday honored Captain James McDaniel. He was awarded the Purple Heart for his ...