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Eight Gold Star families and 22 Purple Heart recipients from central New York are headed to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor on Thursday.

OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — A long-lost military honor awarded to a New York soldier wounded during World War I is being returned to his family.

The NFL annually does 'Salute to Service' games. The Buffalo Bills had a memorable moment when the team welcomed two brothers, 96- and 101-year-old Irving and Sydney Cole.

Congressman Richard Hanna will host a retired U.S Army Sgt. from New Hartford as President Obama delivers his sixth State of the Union Address tonight.

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During a Ceremony at Purple Heart Memorial Park, Sgt. Earnest Weeks and Sgt. Michael Evans were surrounded by their families as they received service medals that they have been waiting on for several years.

The first sign designating Oneida County as a Purple Heart County was unveiled Wednesday morning off of Thruway Exit 31 in Utica.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 17-member class of mostly wounded veterans has taken up a new fight: putting away child predators.

The family of Sgt. Thomas S. Cook, who gave his life in service to his country in Vietnam, was presented with Cook's Purple Heart, presented posthumously in a ceremony by Rep. Richard Hanna.

Congressman Richard Hanna is proclaiming New York's 22nd Congressional District the first "Purple Heart Congressional District" in the country.