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Korean War veteran Don Val Elzen was awarded the Korean Service Medal, shown above, and three other decorations in a surprise ceremony on Friday night. (DoD photo)
Korean War Veteran Surprised with 4 Medals -- 7 Decades After Serving

Don Van Elzen served 21 months in Korea with the Army's 9th Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division from 1950 to 1952.

Perry James, wearing the uniform of an American Soldier during World War I, speaks about the efforts of African-American Soldiers during the war at a breakfast for military retirees July 26, 2018 at Fort Jackson's NCO Club. His grandfather, Perry Loyd, was a veteran of World War I. (U.S. Army photo/Wallace McBride)
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.

Customers bag groceries at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force/Joshua Arends)
Purple Heart Recipients to Get Commissary, MWR Access

This major new benefit will hit in 2020.

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.

Former Army psychiatrist Maj.Nidal Hasan, after his beard was shaved off. (AP photo)
Fort Hood Shooter Says He's Going on 'Hunger Strike'

Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and injured 31 at Fort Hood, Texas in November 2009. He is on death row at Fort Leavenworth...

Marines congratulate Sgt. DeMonte R. Cheeley (far left) on receiving the Purple Heart Medal at a Jan. 26, 2016 ceremony, for injuries from a July 2015 attack at the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. (US Marine Corps photo/Diamond Peden)
Marines Want More Protection for Recruiters' Bulletproof Cubicles

The new safety measures come in the wake of a pair of 2015 terrorism-related mass shootings in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Senate Supports Purple Heart for Fort Hood Victims
Soldier Shares Combat Experience with Students
Clifford L. Land received the Purple Heart for wounds he received during hostile enemy fire while stationed in Korea from April 3, 1952 to April 15, 1954 from Lt. Col. Craig S. Besaw. (Jason B. Cutshaw/U.S. Army)
Soldier Receives Purple Heart After 60 Year Wait

After more than 60 years, one Soldier is receiving an overdue Purple Heart he earned during the Korean War.

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