In the hard-fought campaign to liberate the Philippines during World War II, 22-year-old Army Cpl. Henry Van Der Noord of ...

'This is the greatest country in the world': Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient looks back on service and sacrifice ...

Retired U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Oaks, a former military police officer and current Glenville, Pennsylvania resident, was ...

SPRINGFIELD - Ahead of Memorial Day, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced the return of a Purple Heart medal to the ...

New Bedford has been designated a “Purple Heart City” by the Military Order of the Purple Heart, according to a community announcement. The city will install signs marking the designation at major ...

WATCH: Purple Heart awarded to World War II veteran from ... Arrangements are being made to get the medal back to the family. It's a mystery as to how the medal ended up in Georgia.

"Every day is Memorial Day for those of us that served in combat," said Army Ranger veteran Mark Sheridan, an 83-year-old ...

The Purple Heart is awarded to military members wounded or killed in service. Its origins trace back to 1782 when George Washington established the Badge of Military Merit, later redesigned and ...