“Consequently, the defendant’s fabrication of documents and false claims of service-connected injuries, to include his assertion he was awarded a Purple Heart, is not only criminal, but repugnant.

“The Purple Heart means quite a bit,” Sergeant Harold “Bud” Pressel told abc27 News. “But I wasn’t sure I’d get it. The World War II Veteran received the medal Wednesday at the ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal awarded the Purple Heart to Air Force First Sgt. Adam Jackson, who was injured in Afghanistan more ...