Local activists say they are upset at the way a Purple Heart veteran was treated, after the man was deported from Florence on ...

The paradox over Sgt. Jose Barco's past is now at the center of a national debate after he was deported this week.

The family of World War II veteran James Bennett of Oak Lawn was reunited with his long-lost Purple Heart medal, found in an ...

Purple Heart Day stands as a powerful reminder each year. We honor military members who were wounded or killed in action. This special day remembers the deep sacrifice made for our nation’s freedom.

(KTLA) – A 55-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army who was wounded in action, awarded the Purple Heart and honorably discharged self-deported this week after being ordered to by federal immigration ...

Patty Knies didn’t know that her uncle, James Bennett, of Oak Lawn, received a Purple Heart after twice being wounded in World War II.

Receiving the Purple Heart once is a testament to a Soldier's sacrifice; earning it three times speaks to an unparalleled level of commitment, courage, and service in the face of relentless adversity.

Clifford Gottlob served in the Vietnam War and is known to his community as someone who always tries to do good.

Wounded in the shoulder and ordered to retire from combat, Pfc. Delbert Tuttle refused to leave his fellow U.S. Marines as his unit invaded the Japanese-held island of Saipan during World War II. The ...

During his time in South Vietnam, Steve Haakenson jumped out of helicopters and inched through tunnels in pursuit of an ...

GENEVA, Ill. — The Illinois treasurer’s office returned a Purple Heart Thursday to the grandson of a WWII Battle of the Bulge veteran. Private First-Class Edward Gorski Jr., a Chicago native, enlisted ...