McMahon was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, which is given to those who were wounded or had died during service. He died in the Philippines on Jan. 29, 1945 and was buried in Manila. It is ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the grandson of a World War II veteran who earned it while fighting to liberate Germany.

It’s alive! After the success of its first Spooky Awards, the Halloween & Costume Association (HCA) is reviving the ...

Potts, a Tiverton native, served in the National Guard for over 14 years and was killed in combat on his 38th birthday. The ...

Researchers have reported growing hearts containing human cells in pig embryos for the first time. The embryos survived for ...

FREELAND — U.S. Marine Corps veteran Joe Barna this week said the American flag is a symbol for what so many real Americans ...

As part of the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Division during World War II, Pfc. Edward Gorski Jr. was in a foxhole in Germany ...

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 Battle of ...

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