DECATUR, Ill. (CBS) -- The family of a U.S. Marine from downstate Decatur who served in World War II has been reunited with his Purple Heart. U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Delbert G. Tuttle earned the Purple ...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Raymond Chambers never received a Purple Heart despite being wounded while serving during World War II, but now, at 100 years old, he may have a chance to receive the military ...
U.S. Air Force Major Gen. David Lyons pinned the Purple Heart onto Harold “Bud” Pressel’s baby blue sweater in the hall of Post 605 of the American Legion in Dallastown Wednesday morning. Standing ...
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — August 7 is Purple Heart Day, which commemorates men and women who wounded or killed by an opposing armed forces during military service. At Fort Leonard Wood, more than 70 ...
Decades after Lee Vernon Newby Jr. was one of the first Black recruits to break the color barrier in the Marine Corps, he and his family are still fighting for recognition. The 100-year-old and his ...
Earl Meyer remembers in vivid detail when his platoon came under heavy fire during the Korean War -- he still has shrapnel embedded in his thigh.But over 70 years later, the 96-year-old is still ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — Earl Meyer remembers ...
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