PENNINGTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- It was a special day for a member of the Greatest Generation. A 100-year-old World War II veteran received a distinguished service medal from the State of New Jersey.

BOSTON (SHNS) – Long thought to have been stolen, the Purple Heart medal that Worcester native Thomas Flynn was awarded for his World War I service was returned to his family at the State House on ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — When General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s surrender during World War II in Tokyo Bay, John DeLeo of Johnston was there. DeLeo enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17 and ...

DRACUT — When Dracut’s Frederick “Pat” Walor was about to leave his house a little after 4:30 Sunday morning, he knew he would be boarding a plane and flying to Washington, D.C., to be honored for his ...

As the solemn sound of taps echoed throughout Park Cemetery on Thursday, a crowd gathered to pay their respects to a soldier ...

STOLEN FROM A REPAIR SHOP. WELL, TOMORROW IS VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY, CELEBRATING GERMANY’S SURRENDER IN WORLD WAR TWO. THE METRO IS CELEBRATING NEW CASTLE RETIREMENT CENTER HONORS ITS RESIDENT VETERANS ...

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As part of an initiative marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Gov. Jim Pillen honors De Emmett Zerbe, a World War II veteran, with the Nebraska World War II Recognition Medal at ...

Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire ...

Pay your respects to relatives and those who served by creating a still life tableaux, based around their militaria ...

A century-old injustice needs to be corrected. “More Than a Medal,” follows the extraordinary story of researchers working against time, exploring previously untold heroic stories from the ...