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.

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

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A ribbon cutting was held Thursday for the Heart in the Park sculpture in Port St. Lucie. Located in Tradition, the heart sculpture reaches 73 feet in the sky, making it ...

Outcry and nationwide protests in cities across the country have unfolded following U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations and raids. On Monday, WGN TV reporter Courtney ...

Later in the day, the blast from an improvised explosive device, which struck him across the breastplate worn during combat and knocked him unconscious, earned him a Purple Heart. The medals were ...

A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always ...

A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs' Operation Purple Heart reunited a lost Purple Heart with the family of WWII veteran Edward Gorski Jr. during a ceremony in Geneva. Gorski, wounded in the ...

GENEVA, Ill. - A Purple Heart that lost its way has now been reunited with the family of a World War II veteran. What we know "These medals don’t deserve to be in a cold vault in Springfield ...

Your device does not support the audio. SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs today returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the grandson of a World War II veteran who earned it while ...