http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Military_Order_of_the_Purple_HeartFind stories, videos, and photos about Military Order of the Purple Heart from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:09:56 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Military_Order_of_the_Purple_Heart14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Military Order of the Purple Heart from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/fort.hood.medals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/fort.hood.medals/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary victims of the Fort Hood massacre will be eligible to receive the Purple Heart if Congress passes a bill introduced Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/12/california.medals.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/12/california.medals.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTextA California man faces a federal trial in January because of what he allegedly wore to his 20th high school reunion earlier this year -- a U.S. Marine uniform decorated with some of the nation's highest military medals.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/11/california.medals.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/11/california.medals.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTextA California man faces a federal judge Thursday because of what he allegedly wore to his 20th high school reunion earlier this year -- a U.S. Marine uniform decorated some of the nation's highest military medals.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/07/vif2.unknown.vets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/07/vif2.unknown.vets/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Vincent Barrett died alone in July at age 72, the coroner's office could not find any next of kin.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/washington.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/washington.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were killed by a homemade bomb while supporting anti-terror operations on an island in the southern Philippines, Army officials said Thursday.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/06/accused.soldier.ptsd/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/06/accused.soldier.ptsd/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmy Spc. Thomas Delgado saved lives as a combat medic on the front lines in Iraq, earning a Purple Heart when a bomb rocked his vehicle during his nearly yearlong tour. Back home, he was sometimes assigned the role of insurgent during combat training at a mock Iraqi village in California.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/afghan.war.stories/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/afghan.war.stories/index.html#cnnSTCTextVeterans of the war in Afghanistan appeared before a Senate committee Thursday, sharing stories of success and failure in the nearly eight-year conflict while offering sharply differing opinions of the current U.S. military and diplomatic strategy.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/10/soldier.citizen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/10/soldier.citizen/index.html#cnnSTCTextSgt. Juan Luis Alcivar raised his right hand and pledged allegiance to the Constitution, swearing to protect it against all enemies, foreign and domestic.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/veterans.health.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/veterans.health.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCTextVeterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/vets.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/vets.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextVeterans groups are warning President Barack Obama against going ahead with a possible administration move to charge veterans' private health care for service-related injuries.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/ptsd.purple.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/ptsd.purple.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Purple Heart medal, awarded to service members who have been physically wounded in combat, will not be given for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, a Pentagon statement said.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:16:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812757,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1812757,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith thousands of vets experiencing PTSD, the military debates whether mental injuries merit its loftiest honorMon, 09 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/28/review.stoploss/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/28/review.stoploss/index.html#cnnSTCTextThrough 2006, at least 81,000 U.S. military have been "stop-lossed" since September 11, 2001. That means they have been refused discharge and compelled to serve another tour of active duty, even though their original term has expired.Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/19/greencard.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/19/greencard.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Mario Ramos-Villalta flashes a broad smile from beneath his camouflage cap as he talks about the country he loves and why he became a Marine.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/18/schneider.murtha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/18/schneider.murtha/index.htmlIn 1968 Walter Cronkite returned from Vietnam and told Americans that, in his opinion, the Vietnam war had become a stalemate. That was a turning point.Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/12/blue.angel.obit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/12/blue.angel.obit/index.htmlA man whose pioneering flying career with the U.S. Navy began in the age of biplanes and ended in the jet age has died. Retired Navy Capt. Roy "Butch" Voris, an original Blue Angel, died at his home in Monterey, California. He was 86.Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/afghanistan.attack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/afghanistan.attack/index.htmlA U.S. soldier died Sunday and a second was wounded when their unit was attacked by 15 to 20 suspected insurgents in southwestern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/26/cruz.abu.ghraib/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/26/cruz.abu.ghraib/index.htmlWith absolute concentration, Armin Cruz kicks, jumps and jabs at a martial arts gym in Plano, Texas, one of the few places he says he's able to escape the prisoner abuse scandal that followed him home from Iraq.Thu, 26 May 2005 18:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/21/awol.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/21/awol.tm/index.htmlThe military is getting better at curbing deserters, but a small number are fleeing to Canada. Here's why.Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/iraq.rumsfeld/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/iraq.rumsfeld/index.htmlDonald Rumsfeld has told U.S. troops in Iraq they have shown the world America is a land of liberators not occupiers, and that they can return home once Iraqi security forces are trained and confident.Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/22/smith.dinner/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/22/smith.dinner/index.htmlSpeaking at a dinner event Thursday night, former President Bush joked that Barbara Bush is getting "steamed up" by the constant political attacks on her son.Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/30/gop.purple.hearts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/30/gop.purple.hearts/index.htmlDelegates to the Republican National Convention found a new way to take a jab at Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's Vietnam service record: by sporting adhesive bandages with small purple hearts on them.Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/04/remembering.storming/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/04/remembering.storming/index.htmlNathan Reed, a frail 86-year-old man who now wears gloves to protect his hands from hot coffee cups, may be one of the bravest souls you'll ever meet.Fri, 04 Jun 2004 20:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/13/bush.highlights.8/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/13/bush.highlights.8/index.htmlQUESTION: Sir, you've made it very clear tonight that you're committed to continuing the mission in Iraq, yet, as Terry pointed out, increasing numbers of Americans have qualms about it.Wed, 14 Apr 2004 03:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289266/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289266/index.htmIt's pretty simple. 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