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.
Airman Who Helped Stop Attack on Paris-Bound Train to Get Purple Heart Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone will be awarded the Purple Heart for injuries suffered while subduing a gunman on a French...
Airman Hero on Train Attack: 'I'm Not Going to Leave Everyone to Die' The airman who charged a gunman on an Amsterdam-to-Paris train believed that might be his last act in this world, but said...
Heroes of European Train Attack Receive Awards in Pentagon Ceremony Two service members and their friend who stopped a gunman on a Paris-bound train were honored at the Pentagon and the White...
Chattanooga Shooting Victims to Receive Purple Heart, Mabus Says The four Marines and a sailor killed by a gunman during a July mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will receive the...
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.
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")