Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs reunited the family of late World War II veteran John L. Moore with his Purple Heart medal during a Tuesday ceremony.

Two pieces of legislation authored by state Rep. Jim Rigby, R-Cambria/Somerset, which honor a pair of local veterans have been signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro. “We owe a debt of gratitude to the ...

It means a lot to my heart,” Jerry Moore said of receiving his late brother’s Purple Heart medal from World War II. “I don’t ...

Legislation that aims to honor two local veterans has been signed into law by Governor Shapiro earlier this week. Two bills, ...

A long-lost Purple Heart medal earned by a KC native is now in safe hands. Olivia Acree shares the story of how it was ...

It was March 12, 1971, in northern Vietnam’s Quin Tri, when the gun truck, “Proud American,” was struck by two B40 ...

Jim Stein, a Post 7816 member who earned the Purple Heart as well as several Silver and Bronze stars when he served as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, handed McMahon's medal to her. She also ...

"When they got it on my record, they sent me the medal too," he said, referring to the Purple Heart. Now his church is helping to celebrate with an official pinning ceremony this Sunday.

"The Purple Heart, Air Medal, a bunch of other stuff." Being part of the Marine Corps is something he will always be proud of. "I can say it was enlightening," he said. "Instructive.

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 ...

His injuries in combat made him eligible to receive a Purple Heart medal. He never got it. Michael Vaccaro knows the feeling. He spent most of 1972 on a dangerous assignment, training villages ...

The medal was in a forgotten safe deposit box that had been given to the state treasurer's office. In all, 11 Purple Heart medals will be returned to their owners.