Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers received the Purple Heart—the award given to military members wounded in ...

After racial inequalities prevented World War II veteran Osceola "Ozzie" Fletcher ... at that time," Fletcher never received his Purple Heart, a medal given to military members who are either ...

SEA CLIFF, N.Y. (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — William Olitsky, a Hicksville Navy veteran who served in World War II, was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and other medals during a Memorial Day ...

That's why the gold medal on a purple ribbon bears the profile of Washington. The original badge was directed by Washington to be “the figure of a heart in purple cloth, or silk, edged with ...

The U.S. Army’s Japanese American “Purple Heart battalion” is U.S. history’s most decorated military unit for its size and ...

Arone's uncle John was the owner of the Pawtucket home on Crane Street, and a World War II Veteran. John has possession of his brother's Purple Heart medal, Joseph Costa, who was a medic in World ...

It was a dream come true for a Korean War veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart coin Tuesday while his official medal is still being processed. Staff Sgt. Leroy Campbell of Miamisburg was wounded ...

But his medals, including a Purple Heart--were lost since then. It was found just this month, and the story of its return is miraculous. This all started about a month ago. Our officers ...

CONCORD, N.H. — In the New Hampshire State House Hall of Flags this month, there’s a Purple Heart medal resting atop a loosely folded camouflage US Marine Corps jacket with a “Vietnam ...