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 ...

A Fort Carson soldier has been recognized for his heroic actions during an attack in Afghanistan in 2012. Captain James ...

Captain James McDaniel - Heart of ResilienceFORT CARSON, Colo. – The Purple Heart, once known as the Badge of Military Merit, ...

Army Capt. James McDaniel was diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury by doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs after ...

Caraday of Corpus Christi was recently honored with the prestigious Purple Heart designation for its efforts in providing ...

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 former U.S. Marine from western Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to submitting a fake Purple Heart application to the U.S.

A Purple Heart Ceremony at Fort Carson on Tuesday honored Captain James McDaniel. He was awarded the Purple Heart for his heroic actions in 2012 in Afghanistan. Captain ...

Captain James McDaniel was serving as military ... award, but I'm just grateful that I've been recognized." Captain McDaniel credits his former commanders for encouraging him to pursue the Purple ...

Paul John Herbert, 54, of Shelburne Falls, received more than $344,000 in VA disability benefits by falsely claiming to have been injured by an IED.