JONESBURG, Mo. (KSDK/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - In an extraordinary twist of fate, a World War II Purple Heart medal has been discovered intact amidst the chaos of a Missouri scrap yard, sparking a ...

SPRINGFIELD — A Western Massachusetts man who defrauded the Department of Veterans Affairs out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and falsely applied for a Purple Heart medal will spend a year ...

Later in the day, the blast from an improvised explosive device, which struck him across the breastplate worn during combat and knocked him unconscious, earned him a Purple Heart. The medals were ...

But this World War II Purple Heart refused to be forgotten. Author: ksdk.com Published: 12:52 AM CDT June 16, 2025 Updated: 12:52 AM CDT June 16, 2025 Before You Leave ...