For more than three-quarters of a century, Osceola "Ozzie" Fletcher was not formally recognized for being wounded in action in World War II.

The nation’s oldest military honor, the Purple Heart, is caught up in an unusual fight between military service organizations that could strand thousands of veterans who have relied on the ...

Former Army Private Osceola "Ozzie" Fletcher received a Purple Heart last week at age 99 after more than eight decades of unrecognized service in the Battle of Normandy.

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The Purple Heart’s origins date to Aug. 7. 1782 in Newburgh, New York, when George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, established the decoration through his general orders: ...

Sgt. Benjamin Davis and Spc. William Joblin, 92nd Eng., were awarded the Purple Heart as a result of separate Improvised Explosive Devices that injured them during OIF V.

Black World War II Vet Previously Overlooked for Purple Heart Finally Receives Medal 77 Years Later Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher was wounded during World War II's Battle of Normandy, but was ...

A 99-year-old black World War II vet was finally awarded a Purple Heart in Brooklyn Friday — more than seven decades after he was “overlooked” because of racial inequalities, Army officials ...

Marine Corps veteran Bruce Cabell, who earned four Purple Heart commendations during his time in Vietnam, stands during a ceremony honoring black recipients of the Purple Heart.

Osceola "Ozzie" Fletcher, a Black World War II veteran who was wounded in the Battle of Normandy in 1944, was finally awarded a Purple Heart last week after being denied the honor for decades.