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

As for Dennis Kulczyk, who served as an Army specialist in Vietnam, he and the 49 other Purple Heart recipients from around the country will receive tours of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Portion of Highway 21 through Winnebago County designated as a Purple Heart Highway by Marlo Lundak, FOX 11 News Sat, June 7th 2025 at 3:34 PM Updated Sat, June 7th 2025 at 3:34 PM ...

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 ...

BILLINGS — The beginnings of a memorial to Montana's Purple Heart recipients will soon embark on a 10-week fund-raising road tour to 65 Montana com munities.

All over the U.S., there are Purple Heart highways but we didn't have one here in Winnebago County, so I asked the county if we could make this one, and it came to pass," says Roy Rogers, who ...

Working as a clerk for an insurance company in Manhattan, 21-year-old Robert J. Kenefic was earning money to resume his college education. But he ran out of cash while studying ...

This is the 14th Purple Heart medal Treasurer Frerichs has returned to the soldier or the soldier’s family, an unparalleled record in Illinois and the nation.