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Purple Heart
The
Purple Heart
is a
United States
military decoration
awarded in the name of the
President
to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the
U.S. military
. With its forerunner, the
Badge of Military Merit
, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest
military award
still given to U.S. military members – the only earlier award being the obsolete
Fidelity Medallion
. The
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
is located in
New Windsor, New York
.
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Purple Heart (disambiguation)
The
Purple Heart
is a US military decoration. It may also refer to:
Plants
:
Peltogyne
, 23 species of tropical deciduous trees, whose heartwood is sold under the name Purpleheart or Purple Heart
Purple heart or purple-heart, the plant
Tradescantia pallida
, grown as an ornamental perennial
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