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Before a hushed crowd of nearly 100 Purple Heart recipients inside the East Room of the White House, President Trump honored those wounded or killed in battle on this National Purple Heart Day.

Purple Heart recipients Matthew Zuniga, Dan D'Angelo and Dan Clarino discuss their military service on 'Fox & Friends.’

The NPHHM was founded in 1997 as part of an effort spearheaded by Lt. Col. William J. Larkin Jr., a retired Army officer, World War II and Korean War veteran and New York State senator. Larkin and three others lobbied and raised funds to build what is now the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, a museum to honor Purple Heart recipients.

“Today we come together to honor the service and sacrifice of those great Americans on National Purple Heart Day, and recommit ourselves to ensuring a whole new generation of Americans remember their courage and never forget,” said retired Army Col. Russ Vernon, the organization’s executive director, during the ceremony. Vernon served from 1976 until retiring in 2004 from the Army National Guard.

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard used Sunday, August 7 to commemorate National Purple Heart Day by recognizing service members who died or were wounded while in combat.

The National Purple Heart Honor Mission hosted a ceremony honoring and paying tribute to the brave men and women wounded and killed in enemy action.

A Purple Heart is one of the most recognizable awards of the United States armed forces. As of today, two million service members have been recipients of this incredible badge of honor.

Richard Drago felt the heat and the blast from the mortar, but he didn’t think anything of it till he later noticed his left boot was full of blood.

August 7th is a day to remember and honor the brave men and women of service, who were either wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. military. One America's Stephanie Myers spoke with Vietnam veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient Dan Clarino, from the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, about how Americans can honor their service.

On America’s Voice Live with host Jessica Rivera spoke to National Purple Heart Honor Mission Board member and two-time Purple Heart recipient Dan Clarino about the meaning behind National Purple Heart Day and how the Honor Mission salutes our Purple Heart heroes.

Patriotism. Service. Sacrifice.

For many Americans, these words evoke a sense of pride that make us think of parades, waving flags and fireworks. They also call to mind our founding ideals of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

National Purple Heart Honor Mission Executive Director Col. Russ Vernon joined Rick Thomas and Michael Clish on WFAW New Radio in the Morning to talk about how our organization will be paying tribute to America’s Purple Heart heroes on National Purple Heart Day, and how we do so all year long.