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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 ...
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 ...
By now, Marilyn Burke Spurlock is used to her brother, Pfc. Robert C. Burke, being honored. Burke Hall, a Marine recruit training facility in San Diego, stands in his honor. His name is on the Vietnam ...
Fred has been awarded the following medals: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Purple Heart (2Stars), Good Conduct Medal ...
BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — A United States Marine veteran has been sentenced after admitting to submitting a false Purple Heart application and receiving $344,000 in undue Veterans Affairs benefits.
SPRINGFIELD — A Western Massachusetts man who defrauded the Department of Veterans Affairs out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and falsely applied for a Purple Heart medal will spend a year ...
It was a packed house at Oxford Township’s meeting on June 11, as the township received its designation as a Purple Heart ...