In a gesture of gratitude, Scrap Mart flew the family to San Diego for their national convention to return the medal.

Edward Gorski Jr.’s Purple Heart medal was returned by the Illinois treasurer’s office to the World War II veteran’s grandson ...

A Purple Heart medal found in a Georgia junkyard is returned to a family member of the World War II veteran who earned the ...

It should’ve been lost forever — crushed in a car shredder. But this World War II Purple Heart refused to be forgotten.

Jacob Sheline is the CSX worker who located the Purple Heart on the train tracks. However, she has permission to honor all of the CSX workers that helped in finding the medal, as well as PFC Lawrence.

How many Purple Heart medals have been awarded ... only animal to officially receive the Purple Heart. She was awarded a star, equivalent to two Purple Hearts, for wounds received in combat ...

Chris Roark, [email protected] The city of Waxahachie’s support for veterans will shine even more brightly now. Monday, ...

A Marine sergeant major was demoted to sergeant after he was convicted of wearing nine medals that he never earned, including a Purple Heart and Combat ... He joined the Stars and Stripes staff ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) — Ahead of celebrating America’s independence, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a Purple Heart medal to the son of a man who was a World War II veteran who was ...

He had earned a Purple Heart, a European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars, a combat infantryman badge, and the good conduct and World War II victory medals ...

A Purple Heart medal is seen during a Purple Heart ceremony ... oak leaf clusters (in the Army and Air Force) or stars (in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) are awarded.