Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Adam Jackson of Wallingford after Blumenthal pinned a Purple Heart on him, during a Purple Heart ceremony on ...

Harold "Bud" Pressel was awarded the Purple Heart he earned in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Germany and he was ...

State Treasurer helps Iowa family reunite with veteran's Purple Heart Medal ...

Instead, it has turned into a bit of a mystery. After a Purple Heart military medal was found in a deceased Iowan's safe-deposit box, State Treasurer Roby Smith arranged to return the unclaimed ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The family of an Iowa veteran was reunited with his Purple Heart Medal on Wednesday. The State Treasurer’s office says it found the military medal inside a safety ...

The Purple Heart medal is awarded to U.S. military members who are wounded in service. It is the nation’s oldest military award, introduced by General George Washington in 1782. Nancy Clark ...

Harold Pressel received a Purple Heart during a ceremony in late January at the Dallastown American Legion Hall, 80 years after a doomed bombing run ...

Harold "Bud" Pressel was injured when he bailed from his B-24 after it was struck by flak over enemy lines in 1944. He's ...

“The Purple Heart means quite a bit,” Sergeant Harold “Bud” Pressel told abc27 News. “But I wasn’t sure I’d get it. The World War II Veteran received the medal Wednesday at the ...

Eighty years overdue, centenarian Harold “Bud” Pressel received a Purple Heart during a ceremony in late January at the Dallastown American Legion Hall. About a decade ago, he believed he ...