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, bridges and ...

DeSoto council member and Army veteran Crystal Chism at the podium with Eric Newton, senior vice commander for the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter #1513. Mayor Rachel Proctor is behind them ...

The Purple Heart, the oldest American military medal still awarded, honors the brave men and women who have suffered injuries or paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. On Wednesday, ...

New Bedford has been designated a “Purple Heart City” by the Military Order of the Purple Heart, according to a community announcement. The city will install signs marking the designation at major ...

The Clinton County American Legion and the Town of Plattsburgh hosted a National Purple Heart Day ceremony at the Battlefield Memorial Gateway Park Wednesday evening. The Town of Plattsburgh is an ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Governor Kathy Hochul signed bipartisan legislation to officially designate New York as a Purple Heart State as of January 2026, formally recognizing service members wounded ...

Jim Even thought his family had all of his father’s belongings and memorabilia after he died in 2014. His father was organized: As a U.S. Army Air Corps master sergeant and accountant, he had gotten ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... DECATUR — Nearly 81 years to the date after 20-year-old Army Pfc. John L. Moore was wounded while fighting to liberate Europe during WWII, the Purple Heart ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Assemblymember John McDonald and State Sen. Jake Ashby highlighted legislation that would designate New York as a Purple Heart State. Bill A.29/S.1889 is pending a decision by the ...

A new bill introduced in Congress would permit retroactive Purple Heart recipients who served on or after Sept. 11, 2001, to transfer their education benefits to one or more dependents. (Staff Sgt.

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 who ...

VFW Post 8205 in Panama City honored seven Purple Heart recipients on Purple Heart Day. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Janet Pattison spoke about the history and significance of the Purple Heart, tracing ...