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Veteran sues US Army over Purple Heart he never got

Earl Meyer never received a Purple Heart medal for an injury he sustained while serving in the Korean War. Now, the 96-year-old veteran is suing the Department of Defense and the Army over this honour, given to those who were killed or injured in the battlefield.

10 November 2023

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Veterans during Edinburgh's Armistice Day event. One of them is saluting while the other have heads bowed while holding flags downward.

Watch: Armistice Day tributes take place across Scotland

Paramotor

Army veteran using paramotoring to combat loneliness

North Yorkshire

Paul Wilson at Edinburgh Castle

Arrested at Edinburgh Castle for being gay in the Army

Edinburgh, Fife & East

Reg Pye meets Princess Anne

D-Day veteran, 100, revisits Normandy 80 years on

The veteran credits "Irish luck" with helping him survive being shot down four times during the war.

'There was two of you - one of you was going to be dead at the end'

US President Joe Biden places a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Biden honours fallen service members on Memorial Day

Veteran Ken Hay talks to school children about WWII

D-Day veteran shares stories with primary children

D-Day veteran John McOwan

John McOwan: ‘We hoodwinked Hitler’

Cpl Donald Elsom

Veteran walks 95 laps for 95th birthday

Pearl Harbor Veteran Ira “Ike” Schab

Pearl Harbor veteran remembers attack 82 years on

Korean War veteran Harry Hawksworth

'We were lucky' - Veterans reunite after 70 years

Gloucestershire

Colin Bell

Watch: 102-year-old abseils down 280ft hospital

Rishi Sunak

LGBT veterans: On behalf of the British state I apologise

Lucia Drabik

Lucia Drabik: 'You had to be courageous in resistance'

Bill Redston

Bill Redston: 'We knew it could have been us killed'

Cocoa is Archie Douglas’ assistance dog after receiving training from Bravehound.

The dog who changed an army veteran’s life

Rishi Sunak

PM announces new medal for nuclear test veterans

King Charles III

King leads Remembrance Sunday ceremony

Maurice Winspear had no friends or relatives when he died aged 98.

Hundreds gather for WW2 veteran's funeral

Harry Billinge

Normandy town remembers D-Day memorial veteran

A huge Christmas tree on a flatbed lorry in font of the US Capitol building

US Capitol Christmas tree arrives in DC

This is the second US Capitol Christmas Tree to come from Alaska.

Man clinging to a cliff being rescued

Moment person clinging to cliff is rescued by helicopter

A 911 call was received for a man stuck and yelling for help, San Francisco officials said.

Ryan Borgwardt

US kayaker who faked own death thought to have fled to Europe

US police appeal for a missing man to come back home for Christmas with his family.

Composite image of Donald Trump and Elon Musk alongside the Starship taking off

Trump joins Musk to watch Starship test launch

The president-elect visited the launch site in Texas to watch the spacecraft's sixth test flight.

Firefighters helping people stuck on ride.

Riders stuck midair for hours on California park ride

The spinning ride left 22 people stranded after it encountered technical difficulties.

Pete, Trump and Pam are next to each other.

A look at Trump's new top team... in 85 seconds

Among the allies the president-elect has chosen to join his administration are contentious figures, including among fellow Republicans.

Meteor lights up the night sky.

Meteor lights up night sky over parts of US and Canada

The American Meteor Society received at least 170 eyewitness reports of the falling star from both countries.

Kennedy is speaking a crowd while Trump looks at him.

Trump names vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary

The president-elect has nominated RFK to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Smoke is seen from the top of a building.

Watch: Thick smoke billows from New York skyscraper

Approximately 80 firefighters responded to a blaze in a luxury Manhattan apartment building.

Why is Kamala Harris still asking for campaign donations?

A week after losing the election, Kamala Harris's team are still appealing for funds.

Police officer smashing sunroof of vehicle submerged in pool

Police bodycam shows man being rescued from submerged car

The man told officers he "accidentally stepped on the gas too hard" driving the vehicle into a pool.

Sumi Somaskanda stands on the left and Trump stands on the right.

What a Republican trifecta means for Trump's second term

Republicans have won control of both chambers of Congress, yielding Trump limited congressional oversight for at least 2 years.

A huge cloud of dust sweeps over fields and trees.

Giant wall of dust sweeps across central California

The huge dust storm - also known as a haboob - limited visibility and left many residents in the dark.

Flame and smoke billow over train tracks

Watch: Moment large fire explodes on New York train line

A transformer fire in the Bronx has caused an explosion, suspending train services between New York and New Haven.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Oval Office

‘Welcome back’ - Watch moment Biden congratulates Trump

The president and president-elect shook hands as part of a long-standing tradition signifying the transfer of power.

Biden is on the left and Trump is on the right.

What we can expect from Trump and Biden's meeting

Given all the things they’ve said about each other, Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s meeting could be really awkward.

split screen of building damage and a man

Watch: Drone footage captures Kentucky explosion damage

An "unknown" explosion at factory in Louisville, Kentucky injured 11 people on Tuesday.

Firefighter crew drives down street with burning trees

Crews battle deadly Jennings Creek wildfire

A teenage park ranger was killed while battling the blaze over the weekend.

A large burst of fire is seen breaking out over a street with several cars

Moment vehicle explodes on quiet New York street

Officials are still investigating the cause of the blast, which damaged homes and vehicles.

Truck crashing into parked vehicle narrowly missing worker

Watch: Moment road worker dodges high-speed truck crash

Footage shows a truck crash and almost hit a highway worker on the side of an Interstate in New York.