Retired U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Oaks, a former military police officer and current Glenville, Pennsylvania resident, was ...

Ten New York Army National Guard soldiers who were wounded during an Iranian-backed militia attack on their base in Jordan ...

Ten New York National Guard soldiers received the Purple Heart last Saturday at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in ...

In the hard-fought campaign to liberate the Philippines during World War II, 22-year-old Army Cpl. Henry Van Der Noord of ...

The Purple Heart Medal was initially established as ... Pennsylvanians have selflessly fought to preserve our freedom and protect our borders,” said Gov. Wolf. “Most have safely come home ...

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.

Lewisburg Borough Council and Lewisburg Neighborhoods will move forward with a plan to relocate the Purple Heart Memorial 50 feet from its original location on Market Street and erect a covered bus ...

On Wednesday, Holness received the Purple Heart award at a Fort Bliss ... “This unit was part of the forces based on the Jordanian border to prevent the Syrian civil war from spreading ...

Redesignated the Purple Heart in 1932, it has been known as such ever since. Military service members receive the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed in any military action against an enemy.