Through the Wounded Paw Project, Ernesto Hernandez transforms high-kill shelter dogs into service companions for those in ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 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.

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

Gen. George Washington established America's oldest military decoration as the Badge of Military Merit in 1782. Redesignated the Purple Heart in 1932, it has been known as such ever since.

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 was designated as the Badge of Merit in 1782 by Washington. It was originally given to soldiers for merit-like actions, according to the Disabled Veterans National Foundation.

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, ...

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.