A new bill introduced in Congress would permit retroactive Purple Heart recipients who served on or after Sept. 11, 2001, to transfer their education benefits to one or more dependents. (Staff Sgt.

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August 7 marks National Purple Heart Day, a day dedicated to honoring recipients of this prestigious award. More than 1.8 million Purple Heart medals have been presented to service members since the ...

Vanessa Sylte, the canteen manager at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1463 in Lititz Borough, has overheard war stories for ...