“Now, he will be a hero to the millions of others who visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall.” On Monday, eldest sister Lisa Oliveira-Tua teared up as Duarte pinned her father’s Purple ...

According to the federal government, an estimated 300,000 Vietnam veterans have died from the dangers of Agent Orange. The ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A Vietnam veteran ... family and fellow veterans gathered for a ceremony honoring David Whitten. Whitten received several awards, including a Purple Heart, given to veterans ...

His injuries in combat made him eligible to receive a Purple Heart medal ... at least 16 million official military personnel files. That loss hit Vietnam veterans particularly hard, because ...