The Purple Heart was kept in the weathered Air Medal box in which it was discovered. "You can tell it's got some mileage," Post 7816 member Rick Hanley said after viewing the box.

Community efforts led to the construction of a new monument honoring Purple Heart recipients at Boerne’s Veterans Plaza. Boerne nonprofit organization, The Purple Heart Project, led the ...

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

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs, left, returned a lost Purple Heart medal Thursday, June 12, 2025 at the American Legion Post 75 in Geneva to the grandson Shawn Gorski, of World War II veteran ...

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 ...

The Purple Heart was among items in a bank safe deposit box submitted to the state treasurer’s office in 2003. This is the 14th Purple Heart medal Treasurer Frerichs has returned to the soldier ...

A Purple Heart medal found in a Georgia junkyard is returned to a family member of the World War II veteran who earned the honor.

The Brief. The Purple Heart was found in a Georgia junkyard. The junkyard turned the meal over to a local VFW post. The medal belonged to a World War II veteran who died 80 years ago.

Purple Heart returned Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs has returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the grandson of a World War II veteran who earned it while fighting to liberate Germany. It is the ...

OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Saturday morning in Oshkosh, community leaders gathered to dedicate the portion os Wisconsin Route 21 that runs through Winnebago County as a Purple Heart Highway. The new sign ...