Eighty years after a torpedo ripped through the hull of the USS Eagle PE-56, just 5 miles off the coast of Cape Elizabeth’s ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Valley Congressman Vince Fong posthumously awarded a Purple Heart to the family of a World War I veteran. The ceremony was held on Thursday in Bakersfield for Private ...

While deployed to Northern Iraq, McCulloch was injured in an improvised explosive device detonation that resulted in ...

A Korean War Veteran from Miamisburg is finally being honored with a purple heart. Veteran Leroy Campbell is 93 years old now, but in the early 1950’s, he ...

They put themselves on the line and sacrificed so much -- in many cases making the ultimate ... service's most distinguished medals -- the Purple Heart. Rep. Joe Neguse, the U.S. House Assistant ...

On April 22, the City of Hapeville held a sign dedication ceremony to commemorate its designation as a Purple Heart City.

Grindstaff received the Purple Heart for his selfless service and actions on October 14, 2010, during an improvised explosive device attack that took place in Afghanistan. At the time of the ...

After the war, Meyer’s family applied for him to receive a Purple Heart medal, but nothing happened ... whose late father served in the Korean War, this case was more personal than most.

Oct. 14, 2010, is a painful date for Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jared Grindstaff. On that day, Grindstaff, then a sergeant deployed to the Moqur province of northwest Afghanistan, suffered ...

The event also included the designation of UTD as a Purple Heart University, meaning it is recognized as a veteran-friendly campus. Robert Vasquez, a two-time Purple Heart recipient who presented ...