FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — It was March 12, 1971, in northern Vietnam’s Quin Tri, when the gun truck, “Proud American,” was struck by two B40 shoulder-fired rockets, destroying the vehicle, killing the ...
CHICAGO -- For more than a decade, Harold Walker's Purple Heart Medal was lost. The Vietnam War veteran kept the medal in a safe deposit box - but then his bank closed. And when the new bank couldn't ...
The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Plains Twp. is currently displaying the military medals of a late Vietnam veteran from Wilkes-Barre, including his Purple Heart. U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, ...
U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, center, presents Judith Spears, the widow of Sgt. Michael Spears, with his service medals. Courtesy of Office of Abigail Spanberger. “Sgt. Spears encapsulated the best of ...
Tyler McAlpine, Veteran Constituent Advocate, Office of former U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, presents military medals to William Klaips, Wilkes-Barre VA, Assistant Director. WILKES-BARRE — The ...
LIBERTY TWP., Ohio (WKBN) – A local Vietnam veteran received some long-awaited hardware on Friday — medals from his time overseas that he never got until this special delivery. Phillip Floyd has ...
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — In observance of Purple Heart Day, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity returned a Purple Heart Medal to the son of a late Vietnam War Veteran. Joined by Senator Chris Gebhard (R ...