NOVEMBER 28, 2024 — This holiday season, the UTSA Office of Veteran and Military Affairs is partnering with Paws for Purple ...

In honor of the NFL’s Salute to Service initiative, it is befitting that a distinguished veteran of the United States Marine ...

The City of Medford has officially been named a Purple Heart City, a U.S. military honor that commemorates local residents — both living and deceased — who were the recipients of Purple Heart medals.

Now, 56 years later, Ohlheiser finally received his Purple Heart Medal. Ohlheiser was just 19 years old when gunfire injured him on Sept. 29, 1968 in Da Nang, Vietnam during his service with the ...

“The modern Purple Heart Medal was created in 1932, and was made retroactive to those who served in World War I,” Gearhart said. “This Purple Heart memorial is dedicated to all those who ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A Purple Heart medal that belonged to a World War II Marine has been returned to the veteran’s daughter. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said he returned U.S ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced he has returned a Purple Heart medal belonging to a late World War II Marine from Decatur to the veteran’s daughter. U.S.

Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. DECATUR - Ahead of Veterans Day, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced he has returned a Purple Heart medal ...

He was awarded the Purple Heart that October, and in February 1945 the Marines snapped a photo of him shaking Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Watson’s hand as Tuttle received the Silver Star. The medal was ...