Friends and family of a Vietnam veteran symbolically honored him with a Purple Heart medal he never received 55 years ago while recovering in Japan. Many know Lester F. Wray III as “Ripper” Wray or ...

Captain James McDaniel - Heart of ResilienceFORT CARSON, Colo. – The Purple Heart, once known as the Badge of Military Merit, ...

After serving in the Marines from 1989 through 1993, Paul John Herbert, 54, started telling a false story in 2010 about sustaining a traumatic brain injury in a roadside explosion in Iraq, according ...

Pete Celentano of Jackson and Michael Vaccaro of Middletown braved danger and earned medals in Vietnam, but lost paperwork ...

Both the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart came from the Badge of Military Merit. It was the first award meant for enlisted troops. Before this, the only way to recognize heroism by an enlisted ...

A Fort Carson soldier has been recognized for his heroic actions during an attack in Afghanistan in 2012. Captain James ...

Planning is underway for this year’s Purple Heart Celebration that will see more names added to Niagara County’s Purple Heart ...

Caraday of Corpus Christi was recently honored with the prestigious Purple Heart designation for its efforts in providing ...

Fort Carson solder Capt. James McDaniel was honored with a Purple Heart Tuesday for injuries received during combat in 2012.