Friends and family of a Vietnam veteran symbolically honored him with a Purple Heart medal he never received 55 years ago while recovering in Japan. Many know Lester F. Wray III as “Ripper” Wray or ...

For 17 years, Joseph Donald said he felt disrespected by the country he had served because he hadn’t received a Purple Heart ...

The Purple Heart recognizes soldiers who have been wounded in combat. Tuesday, one soldier at Fort Carson received the honor after suffering a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan in 2012.

Fort Carson's commanding general recognized Capt. James McDaniel Tuesday with a Purple Heart for an often-invisible combat wound, traumatic brain injury. McDaniel, now a provost marshal ...

A former U.S. Marine from western Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to submitting a fake Purple Heart application to the U.S.

SPRINGFIELD — A former Marine from Western Massachusetts pleaded guilty this week to fraudulently filing for a Purple Heart ...

His injuries in combat made him eligible to receive a Purple Heart medal. He never got it ... Cases of what might be called “forgotten valor” — military medals earned, but never awarded ...

A Purple Heart Ceremony at Fort Carson on Tuesday honored Captain James McDaniel. He was awarded the Purple Heart for his heroic actions in 2012 in Afghanistan. Captain McDaniel suffered a ...

The database, which was confirmed by U.S. officials and published by AP, includes more than 26,000 images that have been flagged for removal across every military branch. But the eventual total ...