Not every injury sustained in service qualifies for a Purple Heart award. In general, the injury must be both fairly serious and sustained as the direct result of enemy action. For example ...

For his service, he was awarded the prestigious Purple Heart medal. The fate of that medal, earned by blood and sacrifice, spanned the decades. It was stolen, then discovered in a garbage dump ...

McMains was also untruthful about receiving a Purple Heart award, a claim prosecutors said he used “as proof of his service-connected injuries.” The Purple Heart is awarded to individuals who ...

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Adam Jackson of Wallingford after ...

Lawrence “Larry” R. Oliveira of Nahiku finally received his Purple Heart ceremony Monday. Oliveira’s five daughters stood in his place and received the medal on his behalf during the long ...

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