10 Soldiers Receive Purple Heart for 2024 Drone Attack at Tower 22

Deadline nears for Purple Heart veterans to be included in Niagara County celebration

As planning moves forward for Niagara County’s Purple Heart celebration in August, anyone who knows of a Purple Heart veteran not already included in the Book of Honor must submit the necessary paperwork by May 30 to be part of…

10 soldiers receive Purple Heart for 2024 drone attack at Tower 22

Three Army reservists were killed and at least 40 other troops were injured in the drone attack.

10 New York soldiers receive Purple Heart for injuries in Tower 22 attack

Ten New York National Guard soldiers received Purple Hearts for injuries sustained in a 2024 Iranian-backed militia drone attack on a U.S. outpost known as Tower 22 in Jordan.  On Jan. 28, 2024, a drone struck the housing unit at Tower 22 as soldiers slept. The attack killed three Army Reserve soldiers and injured dozens of other service members, including the 10 New York guardsmen. The Pentagon has released little details about the attack but t…