Americans paused to celebrate Independence Day, but despite being far from home, one veteran who self-deported to South Korea ...

A decorated Army veteran was forced to leave his family in Hawaii for South Korea on Monday after immigration officials ended ...

An Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has lived in the U.S. for more than four decades self-deported to South Korea ...

On June 23, 2025, the story of a decorated military veteran allegedly forced by an ultimatum from Immigration and Customs ...

A 55-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army who was wounded in action, awarded the Purple Heart and honorably discharged ...

He was awarded the Purple Heart that October, and in February 1945 the Marines snapped a photo of him shaking Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Watson’s hand as Tuttle received the Silver Star.

Over 2,000,000 Purple Heart medals have been awarded (including eligible casualties in World War I who may not have been awarded the Purple Heart) since it was created in 1782.

August 7 marks National Purple Heart Day, a day dedicated to honoring recipients of this prestigious award. More than 1.8 million Purple Heart medals have been presented to service members since ...

As Memorial Day neared, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a long-unclaimed Purple Heart to the firstborn grandchild of a WWII veteran.