The Purple Heart is our nation's oldest military medal; frankly, it’s a medal no one wants. It is given for sacrifice.

In the final push to defeat Nazi Germany during World War II, Edward Gorski Jr. was trying to shield himself inside a foxhole ...

Three U.S. Soldiers overcame the odds to rescue their comrades against enemy fire and another four fought valiantly against ...

Purple Heart (Army only), 878. Sample case: Father John Duffy, “for singularly meritorious action” when wounded. Soldier’s Medal (no compilation). Sample case: Sergeant James C. Bowers ...

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling ...

Harford Allen Burks Jr., a U.S. Army veteran, was presented the Purple Heart medal on Friday by Clifton “Buck” Krantz, with ...

In his opening remarks at the White House ceremony, Biden said the Medal of Honor recipients epitomized the American ideal ...