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

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Terrell said he wasn’t sure he would ever get a Purple Heart to adorn his uniform and join about 20 other medals. “I didn’t believe it until it was pinned on my chest,” Terrell said.

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

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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.

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

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 ...

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.