Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In the final push to defeat Nazi Germany during World War II, Edward Gorski Jr. was trying to shield himself inside a foxhole when the 19-year-old Chicagoan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – August 7th is Purple Heart Day, which commemorates the creation of the oldest American military ...

PELHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Pelham City Council on Monday honored a Pelham police officer who was severely injured after being hit by a car on I-65 in 2023. She was presented with a Blue Heart from ...

The military medal was found in the jewelry section of an Arizona Goodwill. — -- A Purple Heart earned during World War II will soon be returned to the recipient's family in Missouri after it was ...

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.

HUNDREDS GATHERED IN WELCOME TODAY TO HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND CAME HOME BEARING THE SCARS OF WAR. THE PURPLE HEART FOUNDATION HELD ITS ANNUAL PURPLE HEART BANQUET. THE DECORATION IS ...

WASHINGTON — An Iraq War veteran has petitioned the Army, claiming it failed to award him the Purple Heart for combat-related injuries suffered more than 20 years ago. The medal, which honors ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Governor Kathy Hochul signed bipartisan legislation to officially designate New York as a Purple Heart State as of January 2026, formally recognizing service members wounded ...