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Federico Gallegos Federico Gallegos "Fred" a lifetime resident of Albuquerque passed away May 20, 2025, at the age of 92. He served in the US Army in the Korean war with honors which included a purple ...
The names on the Coffee County War Memorial represent the brave soldiers from the community who gave their lives.
This story first appeared in the Newnan Times-Herald about a Purple Heart medal found in a local scrapyard. A local historian tracked the name on the medal to David T. McMahon, a World War II pilot ...
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Purple Heart mystery deepens
We have an update on that mysterious Purple Heart medal discovered in a Newnan junkyard 80 years after the soldier’s death following World War II.
The post office in Huron will now hold a new name. Family members, friends and residents gathered to honor fallen Army First ...
McMahon's Purple Heart was recently saved from a Georgia scrapyard. “A gentlemen that works at the scrapyard, junk yard, he ran across a Purple Heart in a World War 2 case,” local history buff Steve ...
U.S. Sen. Jim Banks and Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker presented the Purple Heart to a military veteran and Summit City native during a ceremony in Fort Wayne Tuesday.
It almost sounds like something out of a movie. A WWII veteran’s Purple Heart, gone for decades, was recently found in Newnan ...
A hero's moment in the spotlight, Purple Heart recipient, retired Sgt. Lonnie Gaudet received a standing ovation during a special tribute at the Savannah Bananas game this weekend.
Junior Ella Onojuvwevwo entered the day hunting for her first medal in the SEC 400 meter. The Nigerian star struck silver and scored eight points with a time of 51.26 seconds out in lane nine.
When Vietnam veteran Matthew Carlson found a Purple Heart medal at an Arizona flea market, he knew something wasn't right. "It needs to go home," Carlson said he thought to himself. Twenty dollars ...
Athletes are achieving goals and winning medals at the State Summer Games for Special Olympics Montana. One athlete, Noah Walund, has already won a bronze medal in the long jump. Special Olympics ...