For his service, he was awarded the prestigious Purple Heart medal. The fate of that medal, earned by blood and sacrifice, spanned the decades. It was stolen, then discovered in a garbage dump ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he was given a Purple Heart medal by a supporter during a campaign rally in Ashburn, Va. Mr. Trump said he "always wanted to get the Purple ...

Another son, David, said that after his father’s death he put the Purple Heart and other medals in a bank safe-deposit box but eventually lost track of the box after he moved out of state and ...

George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782. That's why the gold medal on a purple ribbon bears the profile of Washington. The original badge was directed by Washington to be “the figure of a heart in ...

More than 200 purple ribbons have been displayed in a Northumberland town to represent victims of domestic abuse.

Donald Trump thanked a military veteran for giving him his Purple Heart medal at a rally on Tuesday, remarking that he always wanted to receive such a medal. The Purple Heart is awarded to ...

along with the three Tae-Geuks, the emblem of the Paralympic Movement from 1994 to 2004. The colour of the medals’ ribbon varied depending on the colour of the medal - dark blue for gold, purple for ...