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It means a lot to my heart,” Jerry Moore said of receiving his late brother’s Purple Heart medal from World War II. “I don’t ...
Illinois State Treasurer returns a WWII veteran's lost Purple Heart to his family in a ceremony, marking the 15th such return ...
A long-lost Purple Heart medal earned by a KC native is now in safe hands. Olivia Acree shares the story of how it was ...
The return of John L. Moore's Purple Heart was presented Wednesday morning at the World War II Memorial in front of the ...
The medal belonged to Army Private John L. Moore, a D-Day survivor who earned the Purple Heart after being wounded during ...
In an extraordinary twist of fate, a World War II Purple Heart medal has been discovered intact amidst the chaos of a Missouri scrap yard, sparking a heartfelt mission to reunite it with its ...
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs, left, returned a lost Purple Heart medal on Thursday to Shawn Gorski, the grandson of World War II veteran Pfc. Edward Gorski Jr. Shawn Gorski also served in ...
More than 100 years after being wounded in World War I’s largest battle, Pvt. Alonzo Stanton has finally been recognized with ...
On June 23, 2025, the story of a decorated military veteran allegedly forced by an ultimatum from Immigration and Customs ...
Illinois's state treasurer reunited the family of a World War II veteran with a medal earned for fighting overseas. Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a Purple Heart medal to family members ...
In a heartfelt ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Decatur, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple ...