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It almost sounds like something out of a movie. A WWII veteran’s Purple Heart, gone for decades, was recently found in Newnan ...
Michelle Hofmann is an Emmy Award winning KRIS 6 News Anchor and Reporter who is passionate about advocating for the communities she serves. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Purple Heart symbolizes ...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A new permanent exhibit at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History is set to shine a spotlight on local heroes, honoring Purple Heart recipients from the Coastal Bend.
AT THAT SAME CEREMONY TODAY... AN HONOR 50-YEARS IN THE MAKING. LIEUTENANT DAVID LORD WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED A PURPLE HEART AFTER HE WAS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY. WMUR'S MARIA WILSON HAS MORE ...
FALLS CHURCH Va.- The Purple Heart is our nation's oldest military medal; frankly, it’s a medal no one wants. It is given for sacrifice. Soldiers are either wounded or have died who receive the ...
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.
Little Elm was designated a Purple Heart Town by the Military Order of the Purple Heart and Mayor Curtis Cornelius on Oct. 15. The Purple Heart Trail is a symbolic designation to roads ...
Wichita Falls city councilors on Tuesday passed a resolution establishing Wichita Falls as a Purple Heart Community in recognition of combat-wounded veterans. To receive the designation ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield City Hall is now the home of a Purple Heart, awarded to a man from the city killed in action exactly 80 years ago. Army Air Force First Lt. David Bruce ...
The Military Order of the Purple Heart Marietta Chapter 743 unveiled a Purple Heart Memorial Monument at Gold Star Park in Marietta on Wednesday. (Photo by Michelle Dillon) MARIETTA — A crowd ...
The Purple Heart Medal weighs about an ounce – but it carries an immense weight of sacrifice, courage and honor. Purple Heart Day, observed annually on 7 August, honors the brave men and women ...