A Texas family is in mourning after a father was killed by an explosive device on his ranch in Mexico, just south of Brownsville, Texas. Now his son is speaking out, calling the attack an act of ...

The Purple Heart is awarded to military members who are injured and killed in combat, through an act of terrorism or by friendly fire. It acknowledges the physical sacrifice of service to the nation.

A former US Marine has admitted to making false claims about being injured in Iraq to receive benefits and apply for a Purple Heart award, the US attorney’s office said in a statement.