Retired U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Oaks, a former military police officer and current Glenville, Pennsylvania resident, was ...

In the hard-fought campaign to liberate the Philippines during World War II, 22-year-old Army Cpl. Henry Van Der Noord of ...

SPRINGFIELD - Ahead of Memorial Day, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced the return of a Purple Heart medal to the ...

Van Der Noord’s Purple Heart medal had been missing for years until it was recovered from an unclaimed safe deposit box submitted to the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office in 2020. Illinois State ...

Justin Oaks, a former military police officer and current Greenville ... Oaks’ injuries during the explosion had earned him the Purple Heart but the medal wasn’t added to his military record.

Army Cpl. Henry Van Der Noord earned his Purple Heart while fighting to liberate the Philippines during World War II.

Illinois State Treasurer returns a WWII veteran's Purple Heart to his family as part of Operation Purple Heart.

Henry Van Der Noord earned his Purple Heart while fighting ... where he served as a police officer. Van Deer Noord later gifted the sacred medal to his young grandson, Reed, who used to live ...

The treasurer launched a special effort, “Operation Purple Heart,” in late 2021 to raise awareness about the unclaimed medals ... A retired Lansing police lieutenant, he last lived in the ...

A retired Pittsburgh-area U.S. Marine who is a double amputee and motivational speaker remained in jail Thursday on charges ...

Bear sightings have increased slightly this spring as dry weather has forced them into town in search of food. Most recently, a bear was seen pawing at a sliding glass door at a house near Blackduck, ...