The Purple Heart is awarded to ... be traced back to the Badge of Military Merit ordered by then-Gen. George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782. That's why the gold medal on a purple ribbon bears the ...

Military medals are often difficult to return because the name under which the property was submitted may not correspond to the name of the honoree. A Purple Heart has no engravings that would ...

The family of an Iowa veteran was reunited with his Purple Heart medal Wednesday.The State Treasurer's Office says it found ...

After a Purple Heart military medal was found in a deceased Iowan's safe-deposit box, State Treasurer Roby Smith arranged to ...

For his service, he was awarded the prestigious Purple Heart medal ... his wife presented Bob with the medals from his father’s and grandfather’s military service. Bob combined them with ...

The Purple Heart medal is awarded to U.S. military members who are wounded in service. It is the nation’s oldest military award, introduced by General George Washington in 1782. Nancy Clark ...

This Saturday is Unclaimed Property Day, which is an effort to make the more than 30 million Americans aware of the estimated ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The family of an Iowa veteran was reunited with his Purple Heart Medal on Wednesday. The State Treasurer’s office says it found the military medal inside a safety ...