Army Reservist receives Purple Heart as she retires, a decade after combat

Sgt. 1st Class Christina Larson was awarded a Purple Heart more than 11 years after a car bomb in Afghanistan.
Seacoastonline

Stolen Purple Heart medal reissued to family of Seabrook WWII soldier

A reissued Purple Heart is helping a Seabrook family reconnect with the WWII soldier they lost generations ago.
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Lost Purple Heart medal miraculously found in scrap yard, reunited with soldier's family

JONESBURG, Mo. (KSDK/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - In an extraordinary twist of fate, a World War II Purple Heart medal has been discovered intact amidst the chaos of a Missouri scrap yard, sparking a ...

Seabrook family receives Purple Heart in honor of grandfather's WWII service

A Seabrook family now has the Purple Heart that was awarded to their grandfather over 80 years ago after he died fighting in World War II.
The Southern Illinoisan

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returns WW II Purple Heart, Bronze Star to late soldier’s family

MARION — Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs today returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the grand-niece of a World War II veteran who earned it while fighting the Germans in Italy. Frerichs reunited ...

5 for Good: Abington volunteers identify dozens of Purple Heart recipients

Janice Walters, her husband Peter, and Philip Delany are the team of volunteers on a mission to identify military members ...
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Soldier receives Purple Heart, credits training in reaction to 2012 Afghanistan IED attack

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Staff Sgt. Paul Schmich received a Purple Heart Jan. 15, 2026, nearly 14 years after being wounded in an improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan — a battlefield ...