Army Stiffs Brain-Injured Soldiers On Purple Hearts: ... It remade itself from a Cold War force meant to fight big wars with set piece battles in Europe to one that fights smaller wars in Iraq and ...

NPR News/ProPublica Investigation: Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained mild traumatic brain injuries in Iraq, despite regulations that make such ...

"A guy rolls over an IED and maybe the concussion isn't so bad, but he can't go back to work the next day," said John E. Bircher III, spokesman for the Military Order of the Purple Heart, a ...

Colorado veteran who was given Purple Heart without authorization waits for official decoration 04:17 Joel Hunt struggles through the words. "I knew that I was in an explosion, but I didn't ...

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The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. Yet Army commanders have routinely denied ...