State treasurer returns a Purple Heart to an Iowan's family and stumbles into a mystery
Iowa Treasurer Roby Smith is looking to reunite a second Iowan's Purple Heart medal recovered from unclaimed property to next of kin.
Pete Hegseth orders Fort Liberty name change. Who is Pfc. Roland L. Bragg?
The Army paratrooper after whom Fort Liberty will regain the name Bragg was born June 11, 1923, in Sabbattus, Maine, to ...
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Purple Heart medal’s owner identified as ‘a man’s man’ who fought in WWII
A Purple Heart has no engravings that would identify ... Ignoring his lieutenant’s command to push on, the soldier driving the truck carrying Gorski stopped to allow the men to run up and ...
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Who is the new ‘Bragg’ that the North Carolina base will now be named after?
Bragg, an Army soldier who was awarded a Silver Star and the Purple Heart for combat during WWII. “Bragg is back!” Hegseth wrote in an announcement online. Bragg was an Army soldier who fought ...
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Connecticut service member awarded Purple Heart
On Monday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) awarded the Purple Heart to Air Force First Sgt. Adam Jackson, who was injured in Afghanistan more than 16 years ago. At the time, he was in the Army.
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Bipartisan Effort Led by Senator Mark Kelly Seeks to Extend GI Bill Benefits Transfer to All Purple Heart Veterans
The Purple Heart Veterans Education Act aims to allow Purple Heart recipients post-9/11 to transfer GI Bill benefits to ...
Fort Bragg name returned to North Carolina Army post following Pentagon memo
The Army is planning an official ceremony to change the name from Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg but has yet to announce when ...