The Purple Heart is awarded to military members who are injured and killed in combat, through an act of terrorism or by friendly fire. It acknowledges the physical sacrifice of service to the nation.
Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Adam Jackson of Wallingford after ...
Iowa Treasurer Roby Smith is looking to reunite a second Iowan's Purple Heart medal recovered from unclaimed property to next ...
Days shy of his 101st birthday, Sgt. Harold "Bud" Pressel stood in front of a full house at the American Legion in Dallastown ...
Senator Kelly joins a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the Purple Heart Veterans Education Act, a bill aimed at closing a loophole that prevents some medal recipients from transferring GI ...
Garold Hayes’ family was overjoyed when they received the Purple Heart that had been stored in his safe deposit box and left ...
“Consequently, the defendant’s fabrication of documents and false claims of service-connected injuries, to include his assertion he was awarded a Purple Heart, is not only criminal, but repugnant.