On Feb. 7, 1945, Harold “Bud” Pressel was perched over a pair of .50-caliber guns in a Plexiglas turret mounted on the tail of a B-24 Liberator over Floridsdorf, Germany. The heavy bomber – nicknamed ...
The Purple Heart, the oldest American military medal still awarded, honors the brave men and women who have suffered injuries or paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. On Wednesday, ...
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 ...
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