FORT CARSON, Colo. – The Purple Heart, once known as the Badge of Military Merit, is awarded to U.S. military personnel after facing an injury or death during combat. It symbolizes sacrifice and ...

The Purple Heart is awarded to military members who are injured and killed in combat, through an act of terrorism or by friendly fire. It acknowledges the physical sacrifice of service to the nation.

Boyd was a heavy equipment operator in the Army from 2010 to 2014. He spent one of those years in Afghanistan, where he earned a Purple Heart. “We would go into ... of a breaking news story? Send it ...

A Purple Heart Ceremony at Fort Carson on Tuesday honored Captain James McDaniel. He was awarded the Purple Heart for his heroic actions in 2012 in Afghanistan. Captain McDaniel suffered a ...

Earl Meyer never received a Purple Heart medal for an injury he sustained while serving in the Korean War. Now, the 96-year-old veteran is suing the Department of Defense and the Army over this ...