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CORFU — There were 13 Purple Heart recipients for the Veterans Outreach Club to honor at Pembroke Jr.-Sr. High School.
The medal belonged to Army Private John L. Moore, a D-Day survivor who earned the Purple Heart after being wounded during ...
In a heartfelt ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Decatur, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple ...
A long-lost Purple Heart medal earned by a KC native is now in safe hands. Olivia Acree shares the story of how it was ...
The treasurer launched a special effort, “Operation Purple Heart,” in late 2021 to raise awareness about the unclaimed medals. To date, Frerichs has returned 13 Purple Hearts, ...
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 ...
Dwight felt Trump deserved his Purple Heart for taking a bullet to the ear in Butler, Pa., earlier this year. AP. Trump, 78, was left bloodied after 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire ...
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.
A WWII veteran’s sons hope to give his long-lost Purple Heart medal to his grandson, who also served in the Army and had a special bond with him.