GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — For his service to his country, the family of West Michigan Cpl. George Wills received the highly coveted Purple Heart and a WWI Victory medal Friday morning. More: Purple Heart ...

A number of Indigenous WWI soldiers pose for a photo at Camp Devens, Massachusetts. (Indiana University Archaeology and Anthropology Museum) “I’m so thankful that his blood runs in our veins,” said ...

NORMAN — Norman resident Neal Drucquer never imagined his family had such a decorated military past. In fact, when Purple Hearts Reunited Founder Zachariah Fike first attempted to contact him about it ...

The late William Leyden, who served during WWI, was remembered for his service Wednesday afternoon, when his medals were returned to his family after being missing for decades. “He was quite young, he ...

Native American soldiers deserving of honors for their World War I service could soon receive those decorations thanks in part to work being done at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's ...

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