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.

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

A former Marine from Massachusetts lied about his injuries on a Purple Heart application to get more than $300,000 in disability payments, federal prosecutors said.

He also fraudulently filed for a Purple Heart — reserved for those wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. military — for injuries he falsely claimed he received in the roadside bombing.

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At its meeting on April 9, U.S. Army veteran Darrin Hafeli, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and is a Purple Heart recipient himself, formally requested the township become a Purple Heart Community.

Wittschack said it’s important when a city strives to become a Purple Heart City. “It honors all the veterans from all the wars,” said Wittschack, who served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1967 to ...

Unknowingly, the Purple Heart went with the car — and into the shredder. Rather than simply returning the medal in the mail, Scrap Mart wanted to do something more.

The Atlanta Braves gave its "Hometown Hero" award to Chuck Goggin, a onetime Brave who earned a Bronze Star and Purple Heart with the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War ...

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 ...

In 2021, the office launched a special effort, Operation Purple Heart, to raise awareness about unclaimed military medals. To date, Frerichs has returned 14 Purple Heart medals, including Gorski’s.

This is the 14th Purple Heart medal that Frerichs has returned to a veteran or surviving family. As state treasurer, he explained his office collects unclaimed property — usually money, but also ...