MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - The grand-niece of a World War II veteran was presented with his Purple Heart and other military medals during a ceremony in southern Illinois on Thursday, August 21. According ...

A local Purple Heart recipient has been chosen to be one of the nation’s 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. Avon ...

On August 7th, Americans take the time to recognize and celebrate Purple Heart Day, an annually observed holiday that honors and remembers those who served and received a Purple Heart. A Purple Heart ...

MANLIUS, N.Y. -- A Purple Heart medal posthumously awarded to a New York soldier killed in Vietnam is being returned to his family 15 years after it was found on a school playground. Purple Hearts ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recognized nearly 100 recipients of the Purple Heart at the White House on Thursday, including several service members who gave him their own medals after an ...

On Thursday, Edward Gorski Jr.’s Purple Heart medal was returned by the Illinois treasurer’s office to the World War II veteran’s grandson Shawn. The medal was presented to the Gorski family at a ...

The Purple Heart was found in a Georgia junkyard. The junkyard turned the meal over to a local VFW post. The medal belonged to a World War II veteran who died 80 years ago. The medal is now with a ...

The military medal was found in the jewelry section of an Arizona Goodwill. — -- A Purple Heart earned during World War II will soon be returned to the recipient's family in Missouri after it was ...