A WWII veteran’s Purple Heart medal was returned to his grandson after being lost for years. Army Cpl. Henry Van Der Noord ...

SAN DIEGO - A California lawmaker has proposed a bill that bans the sale of Purple Heart medals. Vietnam veteran ... pawned them and pocketed hundreds of dollars. "It's discouraging to think ...

The initiative, dubbed Operation Purple Heart, was launched in November 2021. Frerichs has returned 10 medals over his nine-year tenure. The medals are among the billions of dollars in unclaimed ...

Each had earned a Purple Heart, which is awarded only ... whose office is entrusted with billions of dollars in unclaimed property, including military medals. He has returned a dozen Purple ...

This story first appeared in the Newnan Times-Herald about a Purple Heart medal found in a local scrapyard. A local historian tracked the name on the medal to David T. McMahon, a World War II pilot ...

The Purple Heart, the oldest American military medal still awarded ... is a purple and gold heart-shaped badge on a purple and silver ribbon with a profile of George Washington on the front ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the Illinois State Treasurer's office is asking for help to reunite a dozen Purple Heart medals with their rightful owners. State Treasurer ...

While being vigilant, Raul Negron, a material handler and sorter for Fort Cavazos Recycle, spotted a lost treasure that caught his eye — a Purple Heart medal.

On Monday evening for National Purple Heart Day, a Tampa Bay area family received a Purple Heart medal in honor of their loved one who died on the battlefield in World War II. Sissy Nielsen is 97 ...