U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jared Grindstaff, a field artillery targeting officer assigned to Headquarters Support ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. – The Purple Heart, once known as the Badge of Military Merit, is awarded to U.S. military personnel after facing an injury or death during combat. It symbolizes sacrifice and ...

its roots can be traced back to the Badge of Military Merit ordered by then-Gen. George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782. That's why the gold medal on a purple ribbon bears the profile of Washington.

Troops were hungry and unpaid and there was talk of mutiny. He decided to create the Badge of Military Merit to recognize heroic acts by his troops. The requirements for earning the badge were a ...

The award dates back to 1792 when President George Washington first launched the award as the Badge of Military Merit. The Military Order of the Purple Heart was chartered by Congress in 1958. The ...

“Scouting taught me valuable lessons that have shaped my career as a shipbuilder,” Ingalls Shipbuilding Environmental Health ...