The Purple Heart Medal weighs about an ounce – but it carries an immense weight of sacrifice, courage and honor. Purple Heart Day, observed annually on 7 August, honors the brave men and women who ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... DECATUR — Nearly 81 years to the date after 20-year-old Army Pfc. John L. Moore was wounded while fighting to liberate Europe during WWII, the Purple Heart ...
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — It is one of the most-revered medals, but it is also one nobody wants to earn — the Purple Heart. National Purple Heart Day, observed each year on Aug. 7, is often described ...