Winnebago County will dedicate a portion of State 21 as a Purple Heart Highway. A public unveiling ceremony will take place ...

Richard Gauthier was 19 years old when he was sent to Vietnam to serve in the army. After he was injured by fragments of a rocket launcher, he received a Purple Heart award. Now Gauthier is 79, he's a ...

The include the silhouette of George Washington on a purple background inside a gold heart-shaped medal. “The Purple Heart started in 1782 by George Washington,” said Retired Lt. Col.

Redesignated the Purple Heart in 1932, it has been known as such ever since. Military service members receive the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed in any military action against an enemy.

August 7 marks National Purple Heart Day, a day dedicated to honoring recipients of this prestigious award. More than 1.8 million Purple Heart medals have been presented to service members since ...

A veteran gave his Purple Heart medal to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who avoided the Vietnam War due to a medical exemption for bone spurs. In a video shared on X by the former p ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A Vietnam veteran in Norman received his Purple Heart on Veterans Day, 56 years after being wounded in battle. “Today, we have the honor of officially awarding ...