In a gesture of gratitude, Scrap Mart flew the family to San Diego for their national convention to return the medal.

It should’ve been lost forever — crushed in a car shredder. But this World War II Purple Heart refused to be forgotten.

The shrapnel struck Gorski in the face, and he nearly lost an eye, but he survived to share some wartime stories — including how he earned a Purple Heart for his combat injuries. “He said you ...

This heart found its way back home. A New Jersey woman whose uncle bravely fought in World War II got her late relative’s long-lost Purple Heart back after the award was spotted at a Texas flea ...

Van Der Noord survived — as did three brothers who also served their country in the war — and earned a Purple Heart for the combat injury he suffered in May 1945. This month, as Memorial Day ...

GENEVA, Ill. — The Illinois treasurer’s office returned a Purple Heart Thursday to the grandson of a WWII Battle of the Bulge veteran. Private First-Class Edward Gorski Jr., a Chicago native ...

Instead, it has turned into a bit of a mystery. After a Purple Heart military medal was found in a deceased Iowan's safe-deposit box, State Treasurer Roby Smith arranged to return the unclaimed ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A U.S. combat veteran and recipient of ...

It was a dream come true for a Korean War veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart coin Tuesday while his official medal is still being processed. Staff Sgt. Leroy Campbell of Miamisburg was wounded ...