A WWII veteran’s sons hope to give his long-lost Purple Heart medal to his grandson, who also served in the Army and had a special bond with him.

He had put the Purple Heart in a bank deposit box for safekeeping, last seeing it circa 1995-2000. Reed said he was honored when Frerichs’ staff came to Georgia to return his grandfather’s medal.

The Purple Heart medal is awarded to U.S. military members who are wounded in service. It is the nation’s oldest military award, introduced by General George Washington in 1782.

The modern Purple Heart was born, featuring a profile of Washington on a heart-shaped medal, draped in royal purple and edged with gold. Since then, it has been awarded to an estimated 1.8 million ...

Aneska Holness, who serves in the Arizona National Guard, received the Purple Heart at a Fort Bliss, Texas, ceremony on December 4, 2024. “I guess a word I would use to describe it is bittersweet.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Purple Heart awarded to a World War II officer found at a thrift store has made its way home to his family thanks to the dedicated efforts of a few Lowcountry residents.

JONESBURG, Mo. — Tossed inside a scrap car and nearly destroyed, a World War II Purple Heart defied the odds — surviving steel, time and memory to find its way home. At Scrap Mart Metals in ...