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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
If you're new, Subscribe! → http://bit.ly/subscribe-taste-of-country Brantley Gilbert gets the gift of a lifetime from a former Army sniper suffering from PTSD. Watch ... source
A city in Ohio recently renamed a bridge to honor Purple Heart veterans all over the country. The city of Defiance, located about 55 miles southwest of Toledo, renamed its ...