The Army will award the Purple Heart to dozens of additional soldiers injured when Iran struck their airbase in Iraq with ballistic missiles in January 2020. The shift comes after a CBS News ...

Acknowledging that commanders have sometimes wrongly denied the Purple Heart to soldiers who suffered battlefield concussions, the Army plans to issue new guidance to clarify when such recognition is ...

Ten New York National Guard soldiers received Purple Hearts for injuries sustained in a 2024 Iranian-backed militia drone attack on a U.S. outpost known as Tower 22 in Jordan. On Jan. 28, 2024, a ...

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers received the Purple Heart — the award given to military members wounded in action — during a May 10, 2025, ceremony at the National Purple ...