After serving in the Marines from 1989 through 1993, Paul John Herbert, 54, started telling a false story in 2010 about sustaining a traumatic brain injury in a roadside explosion in Iraq, according ...

Purple Heart Medal’s Owner Identified as ‘a Man’s Man’ Who Fought in WWII For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals.

Both the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart came from the Badge of Military Merit. It was the first award meant for enlisted troops. Before this, the only way to recognize heroism by an enlisted ...