HARTFORD—When Adam Jackson suffered a shrapnel wound to his hand in firefight in Afghanistan in 2008, he thought he would receive a Purple Heart for his sacrifice for his county. But that didn't ...

Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) awarded the Purple Heart to Air Force First Sgt. Adam Jackson, who was injured in Afghanistan more than 16 years ago. At the time, he was in the Army. It was June ...