Latest "Purple Heart" stories

Paralympian Melissa Stockwell smiles and runs with her arms open to the finish line of the Women's Triathlon during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Recipients look back at their service on National Purple Heart Day

National Purple Heart day is on August 7.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

6 months ago

Purple Heart medals are seen at an Aug. 30, 2011, ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Advocates seeking Purple Heart for soldier hurt during 2009 attack appeal to SCOTUS

The appeal to the Supreme Court — which has garnered support from two former Trump admin. officials — follows years of efforts by the late Staff Sgt. Joshua Berry’s family.

By Irene Loewenson

6 months ago

Netflix’s ‘Purple Hearts’ is a love story with a wounded premise

Watch "Purple Hearts" on Netflix.

By Sarah Sicard

6 months ago

Denied a Purple Heart after a perforated eardrum in combat? Army says to try again

"The two critical factors are the degree to which the enemy or hostile force caused the wound, and whether the wound was so severe that it required treatment by a medical officer," according to the Army's MILPER message.

By Rachel Nostrant

7 months ago

A major was kicked out for stealing narcotics. Then he took $820,000 from the Air Force.

For the past two years, former Air Force Maj. Brandon Bailey has been the subject of a federal investigation into a complex web of financial and bankruptcy fraud he spun over the course of a decade.

By Rachel S. Cohen

10 months ago

UNC law students help Vietnam War veteran get Purple Heart

Spencer served in the infantry in South Vietnam, where he was hit in the neck with shrapnel.

By Kate Murphy, News & Observer via the AP

15 months ago