Iowa Treasurer Roby Smith is looking to reunite a second Iowan's Purple Heart medal recovered from unclaimed property to next of kin.

The Purple Heart medal is awarded to U.S. military members who are wounded in service. It is the nation’s oldest military award, introduced by General George Washington in 1782. Nancy Clark ...

The State Treasurer's office says it found the military medal inside in a safety deposit box belonging to Garold Hayes.

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Adam Jackson of Wallingford after ...

Instead, it has turned into a bit of a mystery. After a Purple Heart military medal was found in a deceased Iowan's safe-deposit box, State Treasurer Roby Smith arranged to return the unclaimed ...

Garold Hayes’ family was overjoyed when they received the Purple Heart that had been stored in his safe deposit box and left unclaimed for years after he died.

Defense Secretary has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg.

The Iowa Treasurer’s Office, which returned the Purple Heart to the family of Garold Hayes, now seeks Iowans’ help ...

The name change back to Bragg could also be seen as a slap against some of the highly decorated service members whose names ...