Local family receives Purple Heart in honor of late family patriarch who fought in WW1

Valley Congressman Vince Fong posthumously awards Purple Heart to family of World War I veteran

Valley Congressman Vince Fong posthumously awarded a Purple Heart to the family of a World War I veteran.

Local family receives Purple Heart in honor of late family patriarch who fought in WW1

His life seemed to be a perfect example of the American dream.

Crewman gets Purple Heart 80 years after ship sank

Eighty years after a torpedo ripped through the hull of the USS Eagle PE-56, just 5 miles off the coast of Cape Elizabeth’s Portland Headlight, the United States Navy on Wednesday bestowed a posthumous Purple Heart to the great-nephew of Eagle crewman Norris W. Jones. On April 23, 1945, just one day after his 20th […]

SA veteran to march alone on Anzac Day 80 years after end of WWII

A South Australian World War II veteran is preparing to march alone in an Anzac Day dawn service 80 years a...

Purple Heart Homes celebrates 1,500 projects nationwide

SALEM — Passersby on Main Street in Salem on Tuesday may have wondered what the American flags, people and the celebrations were all about at Ed Marruffo’s home.