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Danielle Green-Byrd, who was injured while serving in Iraq, at the Orland Park Vet Center. She was a star basketball player for Notre Dame and now wears a prosthetic left lower-arm and hand after being injured. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Frank Bilo, a Korean War veteran and also a recipient of the Purple Heart, poses in his home in Burbank, IL, on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Frank Bilo, a Korean War veteran and also a recipient of the Purple Heart, poses in his home in Burbank, IL, on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Frank Bilo, a Korean War veteran and also a recipient of the Purple Heart, poses in his home in Burbank, IL, on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Frank Bilo, a Korean War veteran and also a recipient of the Purple Heart, poses in his home in Burbank, IL, on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Frank Bilo, a Korean War veteran and also a recipient of the Purple Heart, poses in his home in Burbank, IL, on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Frank Bilo, a Korean War veteran and also a recipient of the Purple Heart, poses in his home in Burbank, IL, on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Bill Conner, a Vietnam War veteran and also a recipient of the Purple Heart, poses at the Tinley Park Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Tinley Park, IL, on Monday, November 5, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Bill Conner, a Vietnam War veteran and also a recipient of the Purple Heart, poses at the Tinley Park Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Tinley Park, IL, on Monday, November 5, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Danielle Green-Byrd, who was injured while serving in Iraq, at the Orland Park Vet Center. She was a star basketball player for Notre Dame and now wears a prosthetic left lower-arm and hand after being injured. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Danielle Green-Byrd, who was injured while serving in Iraq, at the Orland Park Vet Center. She was a star basketball player for Notre Dame and now wears a prosthetic left lower-arm and hand after being injured. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Danielle Green-Byrd, who was injured while serving in Iraq, at the Orland Park Vet Center. She was a star basketball player for Notre Dame and now wears a prosthetic left lower-arm and hand after being injured. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
“All gave some — some gave all.” The Purple Heart is considered the nation’s oldest military medal of honor. It was created in 1782 by Gen. George Washington as a means of honoring those who fought bravely and gave dearly for their country. Back then, … Read More
