More than 100 years after being wounded in World War I’s largest battle, Pvt. Alonzo Stanton has finally been recognized with ...

Gen. George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, created the Badge of Military Merit (which would later be renamed the Purple Heart award) on Aug. 7, 1782.

Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges ...

Purple Heart Day is celebrated on August 7th, ... The design of the badge included a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk that was bound with a thin edge of silver.

The Goldsboro/Wayne Purple Heart Luncheon Committee will honor Goldsboro/Wayne Purple Heart recipients and their Guest Aug 2 at 11 a.m. at the Maxwell Convention Center, located at 3114 Wayne Memorial ...

The Purple Heart Medal is linked to the Badge of Military Merit established by George Washington during the Revolutionary War when he pinned a purple, cloth-shaped heart on three men's chests.

The Purple Heart is only slightly younger than the United States itself. Gen. George Washington created the badge of Military Merit, a purple heart of cloth edged with a narrow lace, on Aug. 7 ...

The Purple Heart is America’s oldest military award, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Originally created as the “Badge of Military Merit” by Gen. George Washington, ...

He had earned a Purple Heart, a European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars, a combat infantryman badge, and the good conduct and World War II victory medals ...

“The Purple Heart started in 1782 by George Washington,” said Retired Lt. Col. Eldridge Johnson Jr., ... “It started as the Badge of Military Merit and later, in 1932, ...

Gen. George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, created the Badge of Military Merit (which would later be renamed the Purple Heart award) on Aug. 7, 1782.