World War II veteran Pfc. William “Willie” Kellerman, 97, was awarded the Prisoner of War, Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals in a ceremony held June 28, 2022, at Fort ...
Charles Byers served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1972 and eventually earned the nickname “Big Band Aid,” after going into the medical field. He was sent to ...
49-year-old Hector Fernandez, of Clearwater, Florida, put his life on the line when he served in the U.S. Army from 1994 to 2004. But when he came home, he had ...
Gus Allbritton is a Vietnam veteran who is the recipient of three Purple Hearts. His home was robbed about four decades ago and someone stole one of the metals. Recently, ...
How many Purple Hearts are there? 1.8 million Purple Hearts. At this time, it estimated that there may have been 1.8 million Purple Hearts awarded. The award was first retroactive to those ...
Veteran Miki Padgett is an American hero. The Costa Rican native moved to New Jersey at age 13 and joined the Marines right out of high school. After retiring from ...
A Marine veteran on the receiving end of friendly artillery fire in Vietnam finally received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained during that firefight – 52 years later. The commander ...
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced ...
Memorial Day originated 153 years ago to commemorate the lives of those who died defending the United States during the Civil War. Today it is the day set aside ...
This is one of those uniquely American stories that finds its origins in national trauma and mistrust. It is about resilience and the determination of a people to prove their ...