The Purple Heart is awarded to military members who are injured and killed in combat, through an act of terrorism or by friendly fire. It acknowledges the physical sacrifice of service to the nation.

The first Purple Heart presentation Grindstaff ever attended was a posthumous ceremony honoring Benitez, Martinez and ...

The ruptured eardrum qualified Pressel for the Purple Heart. But he wasn’t concerned ... 30 years ago at a World War II ...

I wanted to do 20 years in the Marine Corps.” Getty said the process for awarding a retroactive Purple Heart requires command endorsements, medical documentation, and, if necessary, notarized ...

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 ...

Friends and family of a Vietnam veteran symbolically honored him with a Purple Heart medal he never received 55 years ago while recovering in Japan. Many know Lester F. Wray III as “Ripper ...

Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher was wounded during World War II's Battle of Normandy, but was denied the Purple Heart due to racial inequalities Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports ...

Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges ...