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.

BOERNE, Texas — National Purple Heart Day has been a time to honor members of the military who have received the award, which is given to those who were wounded, or killed in combat. A fast ...

Van Der Noord survived — as did three brothers who also served their country in the war — and earned a Purple Heart for the combat injury he suffered in May 1945. This month, as Memorial Day ...

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 ...

The City of Chicago today joined a national initiative becoming a “Purple Heart City.” Signs have been unveiled on LaSalle Street at the entrance to City Hall and at the site of Fort Dearborn ...

Read full article: Purple Heart recipient joins Trooper Steve on Patrol Wilfred Ikemoto holds a photo of his older brother, Haruyuki Ikemoto, and the Purple Heart medal posthumously awarded to him ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Purple Heart awarded to a World War II officer found at a thrift store has made its way home to his family thanks to the dedicated efforts of a few Lowcountry residents.

Little Elm was designated a Purple Heart Town by the Military Order of the Purple Heart and Mayor Curtis Cornelius on Oct. 15. The Purple Heart Trail is a symbolic designation to roads ...