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 ...

A Purple Heart has no engravings that would identify the recipient or the conflict in which it was awarded. And neither the Armed Forces nor the federal government maintains a comprehensive list.

For his service, he was awarded the prestigious Purple Heart medal. The fate of that medal, earned by blood and sacrifice, spanned the decades. It was stolen, then discovered in a garbage dump ...

Donald Trump accepted a Purple Heart medal from a Vietnam War veteran, despite famously dodging military service himself. The ...

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 ...

The Maui News/MELISSA TANJI photos “Daddy was always a hero ... Oliveira never got his Purple Heart medal or a ceremony; he was busy getting irrigation and blood transfusions in the hospital.

Instead, it has turned into a bit of a mystery. After a Purple Heart military medal was found in a deceased Iowan's safe-deposit box, State Treasurer Roby Smith arranged to return the unclaimed ...

The Purple Heart medal is awarded to U.S. military members who are wounded in service. It is the nation’s oldest military award, introduced by General George Washington in 1782. Nancy Clark ...

Donald Trump thanked a military veteran for giving him his Purple Heart medal at a rally on Tuesday, remarking that he always wanted to receive such a medal. The Purple Heart is awarded to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The family of an Iowa veteran was reunited with his Purple Heart Medal on Wednesday. The State Treasurer’s office says it found the military medal inside a safety ...

Private First-Class Delbert Tuttle earned the award after he was hurt during the Battle of Saipan in 1944. 'Operation Purple Hearts' returns lost medals to rightful owners State treasurer returns ...