A Vietnam veteran in Norman, Oklahoma, received his Purple Heart on Veterans Day, 56 years after being wounded in battle. “Today, we have the honor of officially awarding Mr. Jimmy Ohlheiser his ...

The local combat-wounded veterans of the Mount Scott Chapter 602 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart are looking for donations and new members.

U.S. soldiers were killed on the ground in Vietnam, but many of those who returned home had another battle to fight with the effects of Agent Orange. Lowell ...

"The Purple Heart recognized physically wounded combatants ... but Deible and many other Vietnam veterans say it should be. "One of the things they're striving for is to have Agent Orange ...

In Dayton, 93-year-old Leroy Campbell was presented with a Purple Heart coin for his service and injuries sustained in the ...

Vietnam veteran presented one of his own Purple Heart medals to a 93-year-old Korean War veteran from Miamisburg who received a Purple Heart coin while his medal is still being processed.

He was rated as 100% disabled by the Veterans Administration and was medically ... Getty said the process for awarding a retroactive Purple Heart requires command endorsements, medical ...

Wilson joined the Army and became an infantryman overseas because he was upset at how people treated solider fighting in the ...

MIAMISBURG, Ohio (WDTN) — A Korean War Veteran from Miamisburg is finally being honored with a purple heart. Veteran Leroy Campbell is 93 years old now, but in the early 1950’s, he spent more ...

while hearing a presentation from a U.S. Army vet who served and received a Purple Heart. "It's a nice day to appreciate, slow down, and recognize the sacrifices that the Vietnam veterans have ...

A Covington heating and cooling company is being praised for going beyond the call of duty during the historic January snowstorm by rushing to the aid of a Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipie ...

BROOKVILLE — A commemoration was held March 29 to observe the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. The event, sponsored by the Brookville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3288, was held at ...