FORT CARSON — The Purple Heart recognizes soldiers who have been wounded in combat. Tuesday, one soldier at Fort Carson received the honor after suffering a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan in ...

In the final push to defeat Nazi Germany during World War II, Edward Gorski Jr. was trying to shield himself inside a foxhole when the 19-year-old Chicagoan was struck by enemy fire. Gorski, a ...

OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS On the day before Veterans Day, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the niece of a World ...

Attorney general appeals ruling in St. Joseph County immigration case Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has officially filed an appeal in his lawsuit against St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill ...

Sarah Date, niece of Kazuyoshi “Tommy” Inouye, received the Purple Heart medal intended for Inouye from Norman Hashisaka on May 15 at the Regency at Puakea. Sarah Date, niece of Kazuyoshi Inouye, ...

A Purple Heart medal found in a Tucson, Arizona Goodwill will be going back to its rightful owners. Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona and non-profit Purple Hearts Reunited were able to track ...

(From left) Col. Gregory Holmes, commander of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Management Organization (SATMO), had the honor of presenting the Purple Heart to CW4 Joshua Price May 17, 2024. Price ...

South Dakota Army National Guard Master Sgt. Larry Perry of Bruce was presented with the Purple Heart Medal on Dec. 30 for being wounded while fighting in Operation Enduring Freedom. Perry is the 25th ...

A soldier recovering from two lower leg amputations at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston received two Purple Hearts in an unusual ceremony Monday. “We are a better Army today because of what you ...

It was May 2, 1945, days after Adolf Hitler’s suicide and days before the end of the war in Europe. The shrapnel struck Gorski in the face, and he nearly lost an eye, but he survived to share some ...

A Purple Heart has no engravings that would identify the recipient or the conflict in which it was awarded. And neither the Armed Forces nor the federal government maintains a comprehensive list. The ...