The Purple Heart is awarded to ... be traced back to the Badge of Military Merit ordered by then-Gen. George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782. That's why the gold medal on a purple ribbon bears the ...

Military medals are often difficult to return because the name under which the property was submitted may not correspond to the name of the honoree. A Purple Heart has no engravings that would ...

I can see that.” Trump also received a Purple Heart from a veteran during the 2016 campaign, raising questions and concerns ...

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 ...

If you received a Purple Heart Medal for active duty service on or ... For more on the GI Bill and other education benefits, visit the Military.com Education section.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he was given a Purple Heart medal by a supporter during a campaign rally in Ashburn, Va. Mr. Trump said he "always wanted to get the Purple ...

His injuries in combat made him eligible to receive a Purple Heart medal ... of what might be called “forgotten valor” — military medals earned, but never awarded — are more common ...