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.

Edward Gorski Jr.’s Purple Heart medal was returned by the Illinois treasurer’s office to the World War II veteran’s grandson ...

The Purple Heart, the oldest American military medal still awarded, honors the brave men and women who have suffered injuries or paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. On ...

Ahead of Memorial Day, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs made a renewed request for the public’s assistance in returning a dozen Purple Heart medals ... we get them back into the ...

Another son, David, said that after his father’s death he put the Purple Heart and other medals in a bank safe ... Since February 2022, the popular look back at the city’s history has provided ...

But over 70 years later, the 96-year-old is still waiting for the U.S. Army to recognize his injury and to award him a Purple Heart medal ... Army with documents to back up his assertion that ...

On Saturday, Dec. 3, at the North Shore Historical Museum in Glen Cove, Congressman Tom Suozzi presented the historic and prestigious Purple Heart to ... Levi was in the front seat of a Humvee ...