In a gesture of gratitude, Scrap Mart flew the family to San Diego for their national convention to return the medal.

Edward Gorski Jr.’s Purple Heart medal was returned by the Illinois treasurer’s office to the World War II veteran’s grandson, Shawn.

It should’ve been lost forever, crushed in a car shredder. But this World War II Purple Heart refused to be forgotten.

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs' Operation Purple Heart reunited a lost Purple Heart with the family of WWII veteran Edward Gorski Jr. during a ceremony in Geneva. Gorski, wounded in the Battle of ...

A 96-year-old Korean War veteran from Minnesota has been waiting for 70 years for a Purple Heart medal. The Army keeps turning him down.

This is the 14th Purple Heart medal that Frerichs has returned to a veteran or surviving family. As state treasurer, he explained his office collects unclaimed property — usually money, but also ...

Purple Hearts were awarded to three airmen Friday during a ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. D-M airmen receive Purple Heart medals Skip to main content Skip to main content ...