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Forging Valor: The Legacy and Craftsmanship Behind New Purple Heart Medals
The Purple Heart consists of a brass-alloy medal with the profile of George Washington, an inset in purple, and a purple-and-white striped ribbon, and it has not changed from its form when it was ...
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Purple Heart medal found on CSX train tracks to be displayed or returned to its owners’ family
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. —–Delegate Kathie Hess-Crouse says that efforts are being made to either return the Purple Heart that ...
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Purple Heart medal returned to family of late Illinois WWII veteran
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned Tuttle's Purple Heart to his daughter, Carolyn Peckham, during a private ...
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56 years later, Oklahoma veteran finally receives Purple Heart Medal
On Monday, 56 years later, Ohlheiser finally received his Purple Heart Medal. Ohlheiser was just 19 years old when gunfire ...
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The Purple Heart
George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782. That's why the gold medal on a purple ribbon bears the profile of Washington. The original badge was directed by Washington to be “the figure of a heart in ...