National Purple Heart Day is Monday, Aug. 7, and the Purple Heart Trail is getting longer, thanks to volunteers who care about those who were injured or killed during military combat. The husband of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...