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Purple Heart

Medals that have been missing nearly 70 years were returned to the family of a decorated veteran Sunday. (credit: CBS)

Prestigious Military Medals Missing Nearly 70 Years Returned To Grateful Family

Military medals – including a Purple Heart – lost for nearly 70 years were returned to a decorated veteran’s Thousand Oaks family.

2013/02/17

Indictment: Army Command Sergeant Major Claimed Purple Hearts, Bronze Star To Get $57K In Veterans Benefits

Prosecutors say an active-duty command sergeant major in the U.S. Army lied about his combat record and claimed to receive two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for valor in order get disability, medical and educational benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

2012/06/06

Lawyer For Man Suspected Of Shooting Soldier Speaks Out

A lawyer representing the man who police say shot a soldier is alleging that his client was under attack when shots were fired, the Associated Press reported.

2011/12/28

Soldier Christopher Sullivan, 22, was critically wounded here at home.(credit: San Bernardino Sun)

San Bernardino Soldier Survives Afghanistan But Gets Shot And Critically Wounded At Homecoming Party

A San Bernardino soldier who survived a suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan a year ago is now in critical condition after being shot — on US soil — during a welcome home party.

2011/12/24

War Hero Faces Fight To Save His Home

A decorated war veteran faces foreclosure next week after the Veterans Administration lost his disability paperwork.

2011/11/12

Obama Presents Local Marine With Purple Heart

President Obama presented a local Marine with a Purple Heart medal after he got badly wounded by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/10/11

82 Officers Receive LAPD’s Purple Heart Award

Eighty-two officers were honored Thursday at an inaugural Purple Heart ceremony held to recognize officers for acts of bravery resulting in injury or death in the past 90 years.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/09/15