The Purple Heart ( PH ) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cl...
The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is a congressionally chartered (Title 36 USC Chapter 1405) United States war veterans organization. Headquartered just outside Washington, D.C., it has a membership of approximately 45,300 veterans. It is unique in that its members are exclusiv...
Purple Heart ( plural Purple Hearts ) ( chiefly US , military ) A US military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those wounded or killed while serving...
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The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration. Purple Heart may also refer to: Contents 1 Awards 2 Film 3 Music 4 Plants 5 Other uses Awards[edit] Purple Heart (Ethiopia), given...
The Purple Heart is awarded to most injured or killed U.S. troops.
Roosevelt in December 1942 authorized award of the Purple Heart to personnel from all of the military services (retroactive to December 7, 1941), the medal was exclusively an Army award....
Those awarded the Purple Heart are entitled to many federal and state benefits.