Korean War Veteran Surprised with 4 Medals -- 7 Decades After Serving Don Van Elzen served 21 months in Korea with the Army's 9th Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division from 1950 to 1952.
Purple Heart Awarded Posthumously to World War I Soldier at Fort Jackson A Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to a World War I hero wounded on a battlefield in France 100 years ago.
Purple Heart Finds Its Owner, Thanks to Faithful Canines Purple Heart reunited with its owner thanks to two faithful canines.
Teacher Fired After Lying about Military Service, Purple Hearts The Massachusetts high school teacher claimed to be a combat veteran who had received two Purple Hearts.
Marine Recruiter Wounded In Chattanooga Shooting Receives Purple Heart A Marine Corps recruiter wounded on the job during the deadly mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee last July received the...
Army Captain Killed in Orlando May Be Eligible for Purple Heart: Cook The Army captain killed in the Orlando shootings could be eligible for the Purple Heart as a victim of a terrorist attack.
Bipartisan Criticism Rises as Trump Feuds with Gold Star Family President Obama and Sen. John McCain led a growing bipartisan chorus in telling Donald Trump to lay off a Gold Star family.
Symbols of Sacrifice Should Not Be for Sale "The buying and selling of Purple Hearts transforms these symbols of our brave service members' sacrifices into commodities."
Fort Hood Shooter Says He's Going on 'Hunger Strike' Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and injured 31 at Fort Hood, Texas in November 2009. He is on death row at Fort Leavenworth...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
