The latest casualty in the Department of Defense's sweep of all things related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is ...

Pete Celentano of Jackson and Michael Vaccaro of Middletown braved danger and earned medals in Vietnam, but lost paperwork ...

He had earned a Purple Heart, a European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars, a combat infantryman badge, and the good conduct and World War II victory medals ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A veteran gave his Purple Heart medal to Republican presidential nominee ... Kelly — a retired four-star Marine general — ...

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 ...

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 ...

His injuries in combat made him eligible to receive a Purple Heart medal. He never got it ... and was told he’d be receiving a Bronze Star medal for the effort. It never came.