The Purple Heart is awarded to military members who are injured and killed in combat, through an act of terrorism or by friendly fire. It acknowledges the physical sacrifice of service to the nation.

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Adam Jackson of Wallingford after Blumenthal pinned a Purple Heart on him, during a Purple Heart ceremony on ...

The Purple Heart Veterans Education Act aims to allow Purple Heart recipients post-9/11 to transfer GI Bill benefits to dependents.

and their own Purple Heart Hospital designation with a special visit by a mobile museum. The General Tommy Franks Leadership ...