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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A" title="وسام القلب الأرجواني – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="وسام القلب الأرجواني" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C9%99n%C3%B6v%C5%9F%C9%99yi_%C3%BCr%C9%99k" title="Bənövşəyi ürək – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Bənövşəyi ürək" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B5_%D1%81%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%86%D0%B0" title="Пурпурнае сэрца – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Пурпурнае сэрца" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%86%D0%B5" title="Пурпурно сърце – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Пурпурно сърце" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cor_Porpra" title="Cor Porpra – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Cor Porpra" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purpurov%C3%A9_srdce" title="Purpurové srdce – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Purpurové srdce" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Purple Heart" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Purple Heart" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraz%C3%B3n_P%C3%BArpura" title="Corazón Púrpura – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Corazón Púrpura" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%BE%D9%84_%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA" title="پرپل هارت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پرپل هارت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Purple Heart" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Purple Heart" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8D%BC%ED%94%8C_%ED%95%98%ED%8A%B8_%ED%9B%88%EC%9E%A5" title="퍼플 하트 훈장 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="퍼플 하트 훈장" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Purple Heart" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Purple Heart" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%91_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%9E%D7%9F" title="לב הארגמן – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לב הארגמן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%ADbor_Sz%C3%ADv" title="Bíbor Szív – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bíbor Szív" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Purple Heart" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E7%AB%A0" title="パープルハート章 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="パープルハート章" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Purple Heart" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" 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class="mw-redirect" title="Obverse">Obverse</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Military medal (Decoration)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">"Being wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States or as a result of an act of any such enemy or opposing armed forces"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Description</th><td class="infobox-data">Obverse profile of <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">United States Department of the Army</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">United States Department of the Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">United States Department of the Air Force</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">United States Department of Homeland Security</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">Military personnel</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Currently awarded</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">22 February 1932</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total</th><td class="infobox-data">Approximately 1,910,162 (as of 5 June 2010)<sup id="cite_ref-natgeo_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natgeo-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total awarded posthumously</th><td class="infobox-data">Approximately 430,000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total recipients</th><td class="infobox-data">over 2,000,000 (including eligible casualties in World War I who may not have been awarded the Purple Heart)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data">media.defense.gov</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg/124px-Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg/186px-Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg/248px-Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Service ribbon</div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-DoDM1348.33V3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoDM1348.33V3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Defense_Meritorious_Service_Medal" title="Defense Meritorious Service Medal">Defense Meritorious Service Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-DoDM1348.33V3_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoDM1348.33V3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Purple Heart</b> (<b>PH</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/United_States_military_decoration" class="mw-redirect" title="United States military decoration">United States military decoration</a> awarded in the name of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a> to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the <a href="/wiki/U.S._military" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. military">U.S. military</a>. With its forerunner, the <a href="/wiki/Badge_of_Military_Merit" title="Badge of Military Merit">Badge of Military Merit</a>, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest <a href="/wiki/Military_award" class="mw-redirect" title="Military award">military award</a> still given to U.S. military members. The <a href="/wiki/National_Purple_Heart_Hall_of_Honor" title="National Purple Heart Hall of Honor">National Purple Heart Hall of Honor</a> is located in <a href="/wiki/New_Windsor,_New_York" title="New Windsor, New York">New Windsor, New York</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original Purple Heart, designated as the <a href="/wiki/Badge_of_Military_Merit" title="Badge of Military Merit">Badge of Military Merit</a>, was established by <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> – then the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> – by order from his <a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_Headquarters_State_Historic_Site" title="Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site">Newburgh, New York, headquarters</a> on 7 August 1782. The Badge of Military Merit was only awarded to three <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">Revolutionary War</a> soldiers by Washington himself. Washington authorized his subordinate officers to issue Badges of Merit as appropriate. Although never abolished, the award of the badge was not proposed again officially until after <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tioh_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tioh-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Purple_Heart_History_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Purple_Heart_History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 10 October 1927, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Army Chief of Staff</a> General <a href="/wiki/Charles_Pelot_Summerall" title="Charles Pelot Summerall">Charles Pelot Summerall</a> directed that a draft bill be sent to Congress "to revive the Badge of Military Merit". The bill was withdrawn and action on the case ceased on 3 January 1928, but the office of the <a href="/wiki/Adjutant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjutant General">Adjutant General</a> was instructed to file all materials collected for possible future use. A number of private interests sought to have the medal re-instituted in the Army; this included the board of directors of the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Ticonderoga" title="Fort Ticonderoga">Fort Ticonderoga Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ticonderoga,_New_York" title="Ticonderoga, New York">Ticonderoga, New York</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 January 1931, Summerall's successor, General <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a>, confidentially reopened work on a new design, involving the Washington Commission of Fine Arts. Elizabeth Will, an Army <a href="/wiki/Heraldry" title="Heraldry">heraldic</a> specialist in the Office of the <a href="/wiki/Quartermaster_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Quartermaster General">Quartermaster General</a>, was named to redesign the newly revived medal, which became known as the Purple Heart. Using general specifications provided to her, Will created the design sketch for the present medal of the Purple Heart. The new design, which exhibits a bust and profile of George Washington, was issued on the bicentennial of Washington's birth. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_Heart_Trail_on_Interstate_35_IMG_1065_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Purple_Heart_Trail_on_Interstate_35_IMG_1065_1.JPG/220px-Purple_Heart_Trail_on_Interstate_35_IMG_1065_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Purple_Heart_Trail_on_Interstate_35_IMG_1065_1.JPG/330px-Purple_Heart_Trail_on_Interstate_35_IMG_1065_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Purple_Heart_Trail_on_Interstate_35_IMG_1065_1.JPG/440px-Purple_Heart_Trail_on_Interstate_35_IMG_1065_1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Sign on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_35" title="Interstate 35">Interstate 35</a> designating the Purple Heart Trail.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_Heart_Memorial_Westland_Michigan.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Purple_Heart_Memorial_Westland_Michigan.JPG/220px-Purple_Heart_Memorial_Westland_Michigan.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Purple_Heart_Memorial_Westland_Michigan.JPG/330px-Purple_Heart_Memorial_Westland_Michigan.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Purple_Heart_Memorial_Westland_Michigan.JPG/440px-Purple_Heart_Memorial_Westland_Michigan.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4094" data-file-height="3975" /></a><figcaption>Purple Heart Memorial, <a href="/wiki/Westland,_Michigan" title="Westland, Michigan">Westland, Michigan</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Commission of Fine Arts solicited plaster models from three leading sculptors for the medal, selecting that of <a href="/wiki/John_R._Sinnock" title="John R. Sinnock">John R. Sinnock</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" title="Philadelphia Mint">Philadelphia Mint</a> in May 1931. By executive order of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a>, the Purple Heart was revived on the 200th Anniversary of George Washington's birth, out of respect to his memory and military achievements, by War Department <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/General_Order_No._3" class="extiw" title="s:General Order No. 3">General Order No. 3</a>, dated 22 February 1932. </p><p>The criteria were announced in a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War" title="United States Department of War">War Department</a> circular dated 22 February 1932, and authorized award to soldiers, upon their request, who had been awarded the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Meritorious_Service_Citation_Certificate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Meritorious Service Citation Certificate (page does not exist)">Meritorious Service Citation Certificate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Army_Wound_Ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Wound Ribbon">Army Wound Ribbon</a>, or were authorized to wear <a href="/wiki/Wound_Chevron" title="Wound Chevron">Wound Chevrons</a> subsequent to 5 April 1917, the day before the United States entered <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>. The first Purple Heart was awarded to MacArthur. During the early period of American involvement in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> (8 December 1941 – 22 September 1943), the Purple Heart was awarded both for wounds received in action against the enemy and for meritorious performance of duty. With the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a>, by an Act of Congress, the practice of awarding the Purple Heart for meritorious service was discontinued. By <a href="/wiki/Executive_order" title="Executive order">Executive Order</a> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9277" class="extiw" title="s:Executive Order 9277">9277</a>, dated 3 December 1942, the decoration was applied to all services; the order required reasonable uniform application of the regulations for each of the Services. This executive order also authorized the award only for wounds received. For both military and civilian personnel during the World War II era, to meet eligibility for the Purple Heart, AR 600–45, dated 22 September 1943, and 3 May 1944, required identification of circumstances. </p><p>After the award was re-authorized in 1932 some U.S. Army wounded from conflicts prior to the First World War applied for, and were awarded, the Purple Heart: "...veterans of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars">Indian Wars</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a>, China Relief Expedition (<a href="/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion" title="Boxer Rebellion">Boxer Rebellion</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Insurrection" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Insurrection">Philippine Insurrection</a> also were awarded the Purple Heart. This is because the original regulations governing the award of the Purple Heart, published by the Army in 1932, provided that any soldier who had been wounded in any conflict involving U.S. Army personnel might apply for the new medal. There were but two requirements: the applicant had to be alive at the time of application (no <a href="/wiki/Posthumous_award" title="Posthumous award">posthumous awards</a> were permitted) and he had to prove that he had received a wound that necessitated treatment by a medical officer."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Subject to the approval of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a>, <a href="/wiki/Executive_order" title="Executive order">Executive Order</a> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_10409" class="extiw" title="s:Executive Order 10409">10409</a>, dated 12 February 1952, revised authorizations to include the Service Secretaries. Dated 25 April 1962, <a href="/wiki/Executive_order" title="Executive order">Executive Order</a> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_11016" class="extiw" title="s:Executive Order 11016">11016</a>, included provisions for the posthumous award of the Purple Heart. Dated 23 February 1984, <a href="/wiki/Executive_order" title="Executive order">Executive Order</a> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_12464" class="extiw" title="s:Executive Order 12464">12464</a>, authorized award of the Purple Heart as a result of terrorist attacks, or while serving as part of a peacekeeping force, subsequent to 28 March 1973. </p><p>On 13 June 1985, the Senate approved an amendment to the 1985 Defense Authorization Bill, which changed the precedence of the Purple Heart award, from immediately above the <a href="/wiki/Good_Conduct_Medal_(United_States)" title="Good Conduct Medal (United States)">Good Conduct Medal</a> to immediately above the <a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States)" title="Meritorious Service Medal (United States)">Meritorious Service Medals</a>. Public Law 99-145 authorized the award for wounds received as a result of <a href="/wiki/Friendly_fire" title="Friendly fire">friendly fire</a>. Public Law 104-106 expanded the eligibility date, authorizing the award of the Purple Heart to a former <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" title="Prisoner of war">prisoner of war</a> who was wounded after 25 April 1962. The National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85) changed the criteria to delete authorization for the award of the Purple Heart to any non-military U.S. national serving under competent authority in any capacity with the Armed Forces. This change was effective 18 May 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During World War II, 1,506,000 Purple Heart medals were manufactured, many in anticipation of the estimated casualties resulting from the planned Allied <a href="/wiki/Operation_Downfall" title="Operation Downfall">invasion of Japan</a>. By the end of the war, even accounting for medals lost, stolen, or wasted, nearly 500,000 remained. The total combined American military casualties of the seventy years following the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>—including the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam Wars</a>—did not exceed that number. In 2000, there remained 120,000 Purple Heart medals in stock between all US Armed Forces. The existing surplus allowed combat units in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> and <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> to keep Purple Hearts on hand for immediate award to soldiers wounded in the field.<sup id="cite_ref-surplus_hearts_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-surplus_hearts-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Defense Supply Center in Philadelphia (DSCP), responsible for overseeing the production and distribution of the medals to each branch of the US Military, has ordered the creation of thousands more Purple Hearts since 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Identical in specification to those made in the 1940's, these new medals are today interspersed with stocks of the old surplus.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009 <i><a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Geographic (magazine)">National Geographic</a></i> estimated the number of Purple Hearts given as:<sup id="cite_ref-natgeo_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natgeo-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>: 320,518</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: 1,076,245</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>: 118,650</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>: 351,794</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Persian Gulf War">Persian Gulf War</a>: 607</li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Afghanistan War</a>: 12,534 (as of 18 November 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-medalsofamerica.com_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medalsofamerica.com-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>: 35,411 (as of 18 November 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-medalsofamerica.com_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medalsofamerica.com-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Inherent_Resolve" title="Operation Inherent Resolve">Operation Inherent Resolve</a>: 76 (as of 4 May 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Multidimensional_Integrated_Stabilization_Mission_in_Mali" title="United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali">United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali</a>, <a href="/wiki/MINUSMA_super_camp_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="MINUSMA super camp attack">MINUSMA super camp attack</a>: 2 (As of April 14, 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>7 August of every year is recognized as "National Purple Heart Day."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criteria">Criteria</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Criteria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Purple_Heart_honors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Purple_Heart_honors.jpg/220px-Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Purple_Heart_honors.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Purple_Heart_honors.jpg/330px-Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Purple_Heart_honors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Purple_Heart_honors.jpg/440px-Flickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Purple_Heart_honors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1947" data-file-height="1298" /></a><figcaption>Admiral <a href="/wiki/Michael_Mullen" title="Michael Mullen">Mike Mullen</a> reads the citations for seven soldiers receiving Purple Hearts for wounds sustained in <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Army.mil-30837-2009-02-20-130233.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Army.mil-30837-2009-02-20-130233.jpg/220px-Army.mil-30837-2009-02-20-130233.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Army.mil-30837-2009-02-20-130233.jpg/330px-Army.mil-30837-2009-02-20-130233.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Army.mil-30837-2009-02-20-130233.jpg/440px-Army.mil-30837-2009-02-20-130233.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>A soldier is awarded the Purple Heart during a ceremony on <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Army_Airfield" title="Coleman Army Airfield">Coleman Barracks</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the president of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after 5 April 1917, has been wounded or killed. Specific examples of services which warrant the Purple Heart include:<br /> </p> <div><ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"><li>any action against an enemy of the United States;</li><li>any action with an opposing armed force of a foreign country in which the Armed Forces of the United States are or have been engaged;</li><li>while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party;</li><li>as a result of an act of any such enemy or opposing armed forces; or</li><li>as a result of an act of any hostile foreign force.</li></ol></div> <p>Criteria (c) and (e) were added by <a href="/wiki/Executive_order" title="Executive order">Executive Order</a> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_11016" class="extiw" title="s:Executive Order 11016">11016</a> on 25 April 1962, as U.S. service personnel were being sent to <a href="/wiki/South_Vietnam" title="South Vietnam">South Vietnam</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> as <a href="/wiki/Military_advisor" title="Military advisor">military advisors</a> rather than <a href="/wiki/Combatant" title="Combatant">combatants</a>. As many were being killed or wounded while serving in that capacity in South Vietnam, and because the United States was not formally a participant of the war (until 1965), there was no "enemy" to satisfy the requirement of a wound or death received "in action against an enemy". In response, President <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> signed the executive order that awarded to any person wounded or killed "while serving with friendly foreign forces" or "as a result of action by a hostile foreign force".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After 28 March 1973, it may be awarded as a result of an international terrorist attack against the United States or a foreign nation friendly to the United States, recognized as such an attack by the Secretary of the Army, or jointly by the Secretaries of the separate armed services concerned if persons from more than one service are wounded in the attack. Also, it may be awarded as a result of military operations while serving outside the territory of the United States as part of a peacekeeping force.<sup id="cite_ref-AR600–8–22_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AR600–8–22-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Purple Heart differs from most other decorations in that an individual is not "recommended" for the decoration; rather he or she is entitled to it upon meeting specific criteria. A Purple Heart is awarded for the first wound suffered under conditions indicated above, but for each subsequent award an <a href="/wiki/Oak_leaf_cluster" title="Oak leaf cluster">oak leaf cluster</a> or <a href="/wiki/5/16_inch_star" title="5/16 inch star">5/16 inch star</a> is worn in lieu of another medal. Not more than one award will be made for more than one wound or injury received at the same instant. </p><p>A "wound" is defined as an injury to any part of the body from an outside force or agent sustained under one or more of the conditions listed above. A physical lesion is not required; however, the wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by a medical officer and records of medical treatment for wounds or injuries received in action must have been made a matter of official record. When contemplating an award of this decoration, the key issue that commanders must take into consideration is the degree to which the enemy caused the injury. The fact that the proposed recipient was participating in direct or indirect combat operations is a necessary prerequisite, but is not sole justification for award. The Purple Heart is not awarded for non-combat injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-AR600–8–22_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AR600–8–22-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Enemy-related injuries which <i>justify</i> the award of the Purple Heart include: injury caused by enemy <a href="/wiki/Bullet" title="Bullet">bullet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fragmentation_(weaponry)" title="Fragmentation (weaponry)">shrapnel</a>, or other projectile created by enemy action; injury caused by enemy placed <a href="/wiki/Land_mine" title="Land mine">land mine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">naval mine</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Booby_trap" title="Booby trap">trap</a>; injury caused by enemy released <a href="/wiki/Chemical,_biological,_radiological,_and_nuclear" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear">chemical, biological, or nuclear agent</a>; injury caused by vehicle or aircraft accident resulting from enemy fire; and, concussion injuries caused as a result of enemy generated explosions. </p><p>Injuries or wounds which <i>do not qualify</i> for award of the Purple Heart include <a href="/wiki/Frostbite" title="Frostbite">frostbite</a> or <a href="/wiki/Trench_foot" title="Trench foot">trench foot</a> injuries; <a href="/wiki/Heat_stroke" title="Heat stroke">heat stroke</a>; <a href="/wiki/Food_poisoning" class="mw-redirect" title="Food poisoning">food poisoning</a> not caused by enemy agents; chemical, biological, or nuclear agents not released by the enemy; <a href="/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Posttraumatic stress disorder">battle fatigue</a>; disease not directly caused by enemy agents; accidents, to include explosive, aircraft, vehicular, and other accidental wounding not related to or caused by enemy action; self-inflicted wounds (e.g., a soldier accidentally or intentionally fires their own gun and the bullet strikes his or her leg), except when in the heat of battle, and not involving gross negligence; <a href="/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorders" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-traumatic stress disorders">post-traumatic stress disorders</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and jump injuries not caused by enemy action. </p><p>It is not intended that such a strict interpretation of the requirement for the wound or injury to be caused by direct result of hostile action be taken that it would preclude the award being made to deserving personnel. Commanders must also take into consideration the circumstances surrounding an injury, even if it appears to meet the criteria. In the case of an individual injured while making a parachute landing from an aircraft that had been brought down by enemy fire; or, an individual injured as a result of a vehicle accident caused by enemy fire, the decision will be made in favor of the individual and the award will be made. Additionally, individuals wounded or killed as a result of "<a href="/wiki/Friendly_fire" title="Friendly fire">friendly fire</a>" in the "heat of battle" will be awarded the Purple Heart as long as the "friendly" projectile or agent was released with the full intent of inflicting damage or destroying enemy troops or equipment. Individuals injured as a result of their own negligence, such as by driving or walking through an unauthorized area known to have been mined or placed off limits or searching for or picking up unexploded munitions as war souvenirs, will not be awarded the Purple Heart as they clearly were not injured as a result of enemy action, but rather by their own negligence. </p><p>Animals are generally not eligible for the Purple Heart; however, there have been rare instances when animals holding military rank were honored with the award. An example includes the horse <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Reckless" title="Sergeant Reckless">Sergeant Reckless</a> during the Korean War, and the dog <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Stubby" title="Sergeant Stubby">Sergeant Stubby</a> of the 102nd Infantry Regiment during World War 1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_eligibility">Former eligibility</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Former eligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 1942 to 1997, non-military personnel serving or closely affiliated with the armed forces—as government employees, <a href="/wiki/Red_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Cross">Red Cross</a> workers, <a href="/wiki/War_correspondent" title="War correspondent">war correspondents</a>, and various other professions—were eligible to receive the Purple Heart whether in peacetime or armed conflicts. Among the earliest individuals to receive the award were nine <a href="/wiki/Honolulu_Fire_Department" title="Honolulu Fire Department">Honolulu Fire Department</a> (HFD) firefighters who were killed or wounded in peacetime while fighting fires at <a href="/wiki/Hickam_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Hickam Field">Hickam Field</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attack on Pearl Harbor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In total, about 100 men and women who served as non-military personnel received the award, the most famous being newspaperman <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Pyle" title="Ernie Pyle">Ernie Pyle</a>, who was awarded a Purple Heart posthumously by the Army after being killed by Japanese machine gun fire in the Pacific Theater near the end of World War II. Before his death, Pyle had seen and experienced combat in the European Theater while accompanying and writing about infantrymen for readers back home.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those serving in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a> are not eligible for the award. During World War II, members of this service who met the Purple Heart criteria received a <a href="/wiki/Merchant_Marine_Mariner%27s_Medal" title="Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal">Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal</a> instead. </p><p>The most recent Purple Hearts presented to non-military personnel occurred after the <a href="/wiki/Khobar_Towers_bombing" title="Khobar Towers bombing">terrorist attacks at Khobar Towers</a>, Saudi Arabia, in 1996—for their injuries, about 40 <a href="/wiki/United_States_federal_civil_service" title="United States federal civil service">U.S. civil service</a> employees received the award. </p><p>However, in 1997, at the urging of the <a href="/wiki/Military_Order_of_the_Purple_Heart" title="Military Order of the Purple Heart">Military Order of the Purple Heart</a>, Congress passed legislation prohibiting future awards of the Purple Heart to non-military personnel. Civilian employees of the U.S. Department of Defense who are killed or wounded as a result of hostile action may receive the new <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Defense_Medal_for_the_Defense_of_Freedom" title="Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom">Defense of Freedom Medal</a>. This award was created shortly after the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearance">Appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Purple Heart award is a <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inches (35 mm) wide purple- and gold-colored <a href="/wiki/Heart_(symbol)" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart (symbol)">heart</a>-shaped <a href="/wiki/Gilding_metal" title="Gilding metal">brass-alloy</a> medal containing a profile of General <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>. Above the heart appears a shield of the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_Arms_of_George_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of Arms of George Washington">coat of arms of George Washington</a> (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves. The reverse consists of a raised bronze heart with the words <small>FOR MILITARY MERIT</small> below the coat of arms and leaves. </p><p>The ribbon is <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inches (35 mm) wide and consists of the following stripes: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (3.2 mm) white 67101; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inches (29 mm) purple 67115; and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (3.2 mm) white 67101.<sup id="cite_ref-tioh_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tioh-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Devices">Devices</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Devices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_Heart_Medal_Lapel_Pin.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Purple_Heart_Medal_Lapel_Pin.png/220px-Purple_Heart_Medal_Lapel_Pin.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Purple_Heart_Medal_Lapel_Pin.png/330px-Purple_Heart_Medal_Lapel_Pin.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Purple_Heart_Medal_Lapel_Pin.png/440px-Purple_Heart_Medal_Lapel_Pin.png 2x" data-file-width="1872" data-file-height="435" /></a><figcaption>Lapel Pin</figcaption></figure> <p>Additional awards of the Purple Heart are denoted by <a href="/wiki/Oak_leaf_cluster" title="Oak leaf cluster">oak leaf clusters</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a>, and additional awards of the <b>Purple Heart Medal</b> are denoted by <a href="/wiki/5/16_inch_star" title="5/16 inch star"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">5</span>⁄<span class="den">16</span></span> inch stars</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DoDM1348.33V3_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoDM1348.33V3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presentation">Presentation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Presentation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PurpleHeartCase.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/PurpleHeartCase.jpg/170px-PurpleHeartCase.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/PurpleHeartCase.jpg/255px-PurpleHeartCase.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/PurpleHeartCase.jpg/340px-PurpleHeartCase.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2150" data-file-height="3228" /></a><figcaption>Purple Heart Medal with <a href="/wiki/5/16_inch_star" title="5/16 inch star"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">5</span>⁄<span class="den">16</span></span> Inch Gold Star</a> in presentation case. USN-USMC, World War II.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tuskegee_Airman_Tech._Sgt._(Ret.)_George_Watson_Sr._is_presented_the_Purple_Heart_medal_by_Congressman_Christopher_Smith_and_Col._Gina_M._Grosso,_Joint_Base_McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst_commander.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Tuskegee_Airman_Tech._Sgt._%28Ret.%29_George_Watson_Sr._is_presented_the_Purple_Heart_medal_by_Congressman_Christopher_Smith_and_Col._Gina_M._Grosso%2C_Joint_Base_McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst_commander.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Tuskegee_Airman_Tech._Sgt._%28Ret.%29_George_Watson_Sr._is_presented_the_Purple_Heart_medal_by_Congressman_Christopher_Smith_and_Col._Gina_M._Grosso%2C_Joint_Base_McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst_commander.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Tuskegee_Airman_Tech._Sgt._%28Ret.%29_George_Watson_Sr._is_presented_the_Purple_Heart_medal_by_Congressman_Christopher_Smith_and_Col._Gina_M._Grosso%2C_Joint_Base_McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst_commander.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="762" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption>Congressman <a href="/wiki/Chris_Smith_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)">Christopher Smith</a> presented the Purple Heart Medal to <a href="/wiki/Tuskegee_Airman" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuskegee Airman">Tuskegee Airman</a> Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) George Watson Sr. with then Col. <a href="/wiki/Gina_Grosso" title="Gina Grosso">Gina M. Grosso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst">Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst</a> commander</figcaption></figure> <p>Current active duty personnel are awarded the Purple Heart upon recommendation from their <a href="/wiki/Command_hierarchy" title="Command hierarchy">chain of command</a>, stating the injury that was received and the action in which the service member was wounded. The award authority for the Purple Heart is normally at the level of an <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">Brigade</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a> <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a> wing, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a> delta, or <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a> Task Force. While the award of the Purple Heart is considered automatic for all wounds received in combat, each award presentation must still be reviewed to ensure that the wounds received were as a result of enemy action. Modern day Purple Heart presentations are recorded in both hardcopy and electronic service records. The annotation of the Purple Heart is denoted both with the service member's parent command and at the headquarters of the military service department. An original citation and award certificate are presented to the service member and filed in the field service record. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_heart_certificate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Purple_heart_certificate.jpg/220px-Purple_heart_certificate.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Purple_heart_certificate.jpg/330px-Purple_heart_certificate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Purple_heart_certificate.jpg/440px-Purple_heart_certificate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2912" data-file-height="2296" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Army Purple Heart Certificate for a soldier wounded during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_USAF_Hospital_in_Japan-Capt_Lyle_B._Bordeaux_(right),_Bowling_Green,_OH,_USAF_B-29_pilot,_receives_the_Silver_Star,_and_the_Purple_Heart,_from_Brig_Gen_Joe_W._Kelly,_FEAF_Bomber_Command_Chief,_plus_HF-SN-98-07469.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/A_USAF_Hospital_in_Japan-Capt_Lyle_B._Bordeaux_%28right%29%2C_Bowling_Green%2C_OH%2C_USAF_B-29_pilot%2C_receives_the_Silver_Star%2C_and_the_Purple_Heart%2C_from_Brig_Gen_Joe_W._Kelly%2C_FEAF_Bomber_Command_Chief%2C_plus_HF-SN-98-07469.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/A_USAF_Hospital_in_Japan-Capt_Lyle_B._Bordeaux_%28right%29%2C_Bowling_Green%2C_OH%2C_USAF_B-29_pilot%2C_receives_the_Silver_Star%2C_and_the_Purple_Heart%2C_from_Brig_Gen_Joe_W._Kelly%2C_FEAF_Bomber_Command_Chief%2C_plus_HF-SN-98-07469.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/A_USAF_Hospital_in_Japan-Capt_Lyle_B._Bordeaux_%28right%29%2C_Bowling_Green%2C_OH%2C_USAF_B-29_pilot%2C_receives_the_Silver_Star%2C_and_the_Purple_Heart%2C_from_Brig_Gen_Joe_W._Kelly%2C_FEAF_Bomber_Command_Chief%2C_plus_HF-SN-98-07469.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1890" data-file-height="2420" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Air Force pilot Capt Lyle Bordeaux (r.) receiving the Purple Heart and Silver Star from Brig Gen <a href="/wiki/Joe_W._Kelly" title="Joe W. Kelly">Joe W. Kelly</a> during the Korean War.</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the Purple Heart was often awarded on the spot, with occasional entries made into service records. In addition, during mass demobilizations following each of America's major wars of the 20th century, it was common occurrence to omit mention from service records of a Purple Heart award. This occurred due to clerical errors, and became problematic once a service record was closed upon discharge. In terms of keeping accurate records, it was commonplace for some field commanders to engage in bedside presentations of the Purple Heart. This typically entailed a <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general</a> entering a hospital with a box of Purple Hearts, pinning them on the pillows of wounded service members, then departing with no official records kept of the visit, or the award of the Purple Heart. Service members, themselves, complicated matters by unofficially leaving hospitals, hastily returning to their units to rejoin battle so as not to appear a malingerer. In such cases, even if a service member had received actual wounds in combat, both the award of the Purple Heart, as well as the entire visit to the hospital, was unrecorded in official records. </p><p>Service members requesting retroactive awards of the Purple Heart must normally apply through the <a href="/wiki/National_Personnel_Records_Center" title="National Personnel Records Center">National Personnel Records Center</a>. Following a review of service records, qualified Army members are awarded the Purple Heart by the U.S. Army Human Resources Command in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Knox" title="Fort Knox">Fort Knox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>. Air Force veterans are awarded the Purple Heart by the Awards Office of <a href="/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base" title="Randolph Air Force Base">Randolph Air Force Base</a>, while Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, present Purple Hearts to veterans through the Navy Liaison Officer at the National Personnel Records Center. Simple clerical errors, where a Purple Heart is denoted in military records, but was simply omitted from a WD AGO Form 53-55 (predecessor to the) <a href="/wiki/DD_Form_214" title="DD Form 214">DD Form 214</a> (Report of Separation), are corrected on site at the National Personnel Records Center through issuance of a DD-215 document. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_recipients">Notable recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">incomplete</a> list is frequently updated to include new information.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Dynamic_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">dynamic list</a> and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Purple_Heart" title="Special:EditPage/Purple Heart">adding missing items</a> with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 40em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Anderson_(author)" title="Bryan Anderson (author)">Bryan Anderson</a>, Iraq War veteran and triple amputee</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Arness" title="James Arness">James Arness</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Babbitt" title="Manny Babbitt">Manny Babbitt</a>, U.S. marine executed for murder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Badcoe" title="Peter Badcoe">Peter Badcoe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a>, Australian Army</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lex_Barker" title="Lex Barker">Lex Barker</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Basilone" title="John Basilone">John Basilone</a>, Marine Corps, WWII, Medal of Honor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_B._Battaglia" title="Bryan B. Battaglia">Bryan B. Battaglia</a>, Marine Corps, <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">2nd Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Beck_(Navy_SEAL)" title="Chris Beck (Navy SEAL)">Christopher Beck</a>, Former <a href="/wiki/Trans_woman" title="Trans woman">trans woman</a> and former member of <a href="/wiki/SEAL_Team_Six" title="SEAL Team Six">SEAL Team Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Benavidez" title="Roy Benavidez">Roy Benavidez</a>, Vietnam war, five Purple Hearts received</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Beyrle" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Beyrle">Joe Beyrle</a>, American soldier that served with both the United States Army and the Soviet <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Red Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a>, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Blocker" title="Dan Blocker">Dan Blocker</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Boesch" title="Paul Boesch">Paul Boesch</a>, wrestler and wrestling promoter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pappy_Boyington" title="Pappy Boyington">Pappy Boyington</a>, Marine Corps pilot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bronson" title="Charles Bronson">Charles Bronson</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_L._Brown" title="Jesse L. Brown">Jesse L. Brown</a>, Naval pilot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Herbert_Burke" title="J. Herbert Burke">J. Herbert Burke</a>, U.S. Representative from Florida</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Carpenter" title="Kyle Carpenter">Kyle Carpenter</a>, Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alwyn_Cashe" title="Alwyn Cashe">Alwyn Cashe</a>, U.S. Army sergeant first class, <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a> recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Casas" title="Mel Casas">Mel Casas</a>, artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Newton_Chandler_III" title="Joseph Newton Chandler III">Joseph Newton Chandler III</a>, Army, WWII, better known for being an identity thief</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Chapman" title="John A. Chapman">John A. Chapman</a>, Medal of Honor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llewellyn_Chilson" title="Llewellyn Chilson">Llewellyn Chilson</a>, Army, 3 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_A._Christian" title="David A. Christian">David Christian</a>, Army, 7 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wesley_Clark" title="Wesley Clark">Wesley Clark</a>, former <a href="/wiki/SACEUR" class="mw-redirect" title="SACEUR">SACEUR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Coker" title="Frank Coker">Frank Coker</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordelia_E._Cook" title="Cordelia E. Cook">Cordelia E. Cook</a>, first woman recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a> and the Purple Heart</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Crenshaw" title="Dan Crenshaw">Dan Crenshaw</a>, U.S. Representative from Texas and former Navy SEAL</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steponas_Darius" title="Steponas Darius">Steponas Darius</a>, aviator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Davis_(general)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray Davis (general)">Ray Davis</a>, Marine Corps general</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_L._Davis" title="Sammy L. Davis">Sammy L. Davis</a>, Medal of Honor, Army, 2 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DuWayne_Deitz" title="DuWayne Deitz">DuWayne Deitz</a>, American football player and coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_E._Dias" title="Ralph E. Dias">Ralph E. Dias</a>, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Dietz" title="Danny Dietz">Danny Dietz</a> Navy SEAL in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Red_Wings" title="Operation Red Wings">Operation Red Wings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dole" title="Bob Dole">Bob Dole</a>, Army, 2 awards, former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Doss" title="Desmond Doss">Desmond Doss</a>, WWII, Medal of Honor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth" title="Tammy Duckworth">Tammy Duckworth</a>, U.S. Senator from Illinois</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Dunagan" title="Donnie Dunagan">Donnie Dunagan</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Durning" title="Charles Durning">Charles Durning</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Dye" title="Dale Dye">Dale Dye</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._D._Ehrhart" title="W. D. Ehrhart">W. D. Ehrhart</a>, poet and writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Ellis" title="Joe Ellis">Joe Ellis</a>, Marine Corps, Vietnam war</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Fitzpatrick_(pilot)" title="Thomas Fitzpatrick (pilot)">Thomas Fitzpatrick</a>, US Marine/Army soldier, "Late Night Flight" pilot<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ford" title="John Ford">John Ford</a>, director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Fuller" title="Samuel Fuller">Samuel Fuller</a>, director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Garner" title="James Garner">James Garner</a>, actor, 2 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_M._Gavin" title="James M. Gavin">James M. Gavin</a>, Army Lt. General</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvatore_Giunta" title="Salvatore Giunta">Salvatore Giunta</a>, Medal of Honor, Army in Afghanistan war</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Graham" title="Calvin Graham">Calvin L. Graham</a>, USN, WWII, youngest Purple Heart recipient, 12 years old</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_J._Greene" title="Harold J. Greene">Harold J. Greene</a>, Army general</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Greitens" title="Eric Greitens">Eric Greitens</a>, Navy SEAL, author and former governor of Missouri</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Gritz" title="Bo Gritz">Bo Gritz</a>, conservative political activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Gordon" title="Gary Gordon">Gary Gordon</a>, former member of Delta Force. Medal of Honor recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hackworth" title="David Hackworth">David Hackworth</a>, Army, writer, 8 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MJ_Hegar" class="mw-redirect" title="MJ Hegar">MJ Hegar</a>, Air Force helicopter pilot, Texas U.S. Senate candidate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Haldeman" title="Joe Haldeman">Joe Haldeman</a>, writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock" title="Carlos Hathcock">Carlos Hathcock</a>, Marine Corps sniper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Inouye" title="Daniel Inouye">Daniel Inouye</a>, U.S. Senator from Hawaii, Medal of Honor, WWII</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Jacobs" title="Raymond Jacobs">Raymond Jacobs</a>, Marine Corps, flag raiser at <a href="/wiki/Iwo_Jima" title="Iwo Jima">Iwo Jima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Johnson" title="Russell Johnson">Russell Johnson</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Jones_(author)" title="James Jones (author)">James Jones</a>, writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a>, Navy, WWII, former U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Massachusetts and 35th president of the United States</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Jr." title="Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.">Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.</a>, Navy, WWII, older brother of John F. Kennedy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a>, Navy, former U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator and Lt. Governor from Massachusetts, and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, 3 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Kerrey" title="Bob Kerrey">Bob Kerrey</a>, U.S. Navy SEAL, U.S. Senator from Nebraska and <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Kovic" title="Ron Kovic">Ron Kovic</a>, Marine Corps, writer, anti-war activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Ann_Lane" title="Sharon Ann Lane">Sharon Ann Lane</a>, U.S. Army nurse</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Laird" title="Melvin Laird">Melvin Laird</a>, Navy, WWII, former U.S. Secretary of Defense</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megan_Leavey" title="Megan Leavey">Megan Leavey</a>, Marine Corps corporal, Military Police K-9 handler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Leckie_(author)" title="Robert Leckie (author)">Robert Leckie</a>, Marine Corps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Luttrell" title="Marcus Luttrell">Marcus Luttrell</a>, Navy SEAL in Operation Red Wings</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleda_E._Lutz" title="Aleda E. Lutz">Aleda E. Lutz</a>, WWII Army flight nurse, second most decorated woman in U.S. history</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Lynch" title="Jessica Lynch">Jessica Lynch</a>, U.S. Army private first class, <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_War_Medal" title="Prisoner of War Medal">Prisoner of War Medal</a> recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a>, U.S. Army general</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Maghakian" title="Victor Maghakian">Victor Maghakian</a>, also known as Captain Victor "Transport" Maghakian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Marlantes" title="Karl Marlantes">Karl Marlantes</a>, author, 2 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Marvin" title="Lee Marvin">Lee Marvin</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Matthews_(actor)" title="Al Matthews (actor)">Al Matthews</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a>, Navy, POW during Vietnam, U.S. Senator from Arizona, and former U.S. Representative from Arizona</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Mellard" title="Robert Mellard">Robert Mellard</a>, United States Army sergeant who fought at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino" title="Battle of Monte Cassino">Battle of Monte Cassino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_Meyer" title="Dakota Meyer">Dakota Meyer</a>, Marine Corps <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Miller" title="Doris Miller">Doris Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Cross</a> recipient for heroic actions during the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attack on Pearl Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parren_Mitchell" title="Parren Mitchell">Parren Mitchell</a>, U.S. Representative from Maryland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Mueller" title="Robert Mueller">Robert Mueller</a>, Marine Corps platoon commander, attorney, FBI director, special counsel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audie_Murphy" title="Audie Murphy">Audie Murphy</a>, Medal of Honor, actor, 3 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_J._Murphy" title="Dennis J. Murphy">Dennis J. Murphy</a>, Marine Corps major general</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_P._Murphy" title="Michael P. Murphy">Michael P. Murphy</a> Medal of Honor, Navy SEAL in Operation Red Wings</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Moore_(NASCAR_owner)" title="Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)">Bud Moore</a>, NASCAR team owner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Moore" title="Hal Moore">Hal Moore</a>, Army General</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_O%27Brien_(author)" title="Tim O'Brien (author)">Tim O'Brien</a>, author, sergeant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_O%27Grady" title="Scott O'Grady">Scott O'Grady</a>, Air Force F-16 pilot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Okamoto" title="Vincent Okamoto">Vincent Okamoto</a>, Vietnam war veteran</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton</a>, general</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Payne_(soldier)" title="Thomas Payne (soldier)">Thomas Payne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient and member of Delta Force</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Popaditch" title="Nick Popaditch">Nick Popaditch</a>, Marine Corps; Silver Star recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_C._Portmann" title="Milton C. Portmann">Milton C. Portmann</a> (2) United States Army Major WWI; Professional American Football Player, Silver Star recipient, 89th Division.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Powell" title="Colin Powell">Colin Powell</a>, Army general, former United States Secretary of State</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geronimo_Pratt" title="Geronimo Pratt">Geronimo Pratt</a>, high-ranking member of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Panther_Party" title="Black Panther Party">Black Panther Party</a>, two Purple Hearts received</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Pregerson" title="Harry Pregerson">Harry Pregerson</a>, judge, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Puckett" title="Ralph Puckett">Ralph Puckett</a>, Medal of Honor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Burwell_%22Chesty%22_Puller" class="mw-redirect" title="Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller">Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller</a>, marine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Thorne" class="mw-redirect" title="Larry Thorne">Larry Thorne</a>, Former Finnish captain and Waffen SS captain.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Burwell_Puller_Jr." title="Lewis Burwell Puller Jr.">Lewis Burwell Puller Jr.</a>, Son of Chesty Puller and author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book <i>Fortunate Son</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Pyle" title="Ernie Pyle">Ernie Pyle</a>, WWI US Naval Reserve, WWII war correspondent</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Ridgway" title="Matthew Ridgway">Matthew Ridgway</a>, Army general, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff,_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Staff, United States Army">Chief of Staff, United States Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.">Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.</a>, Navy, President FDR's son</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr." title="Theodore Roosevelt Jr.">Theodore Roosevelt Jr.</a>, Army, son of President Theodore Roosevelt</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Schmid" title="Al Schmid">Al Schmid</a>, Marine Corps</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Schwarzkopf_Jr." title="Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.">Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.</a>, commanding general of Allied forces during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Storm">Operation Desert Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Schwartzwalder" title="Ben Schwartzwalder">Ben Schwartzwalder</a>, Hall of Fame football coach at Syracuse University</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_W._Sears" title="Don W. Sears">Don W. Sears</a>, dean and professor emeritus of law at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Colorado_Law_School" title="University of Colorado Law School">University of Colorado Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Reckless" title="Sergeant Reckless">Sergeant Reckless</a>, Marine war horse of official rank, 2 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Serling" title="Rod Serling">Rod Serling</a>, screenwriter and TV host</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Sherman" title="Robert B. Sherman">Robert B. Sherman</a>, songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Shinseki" title="Eric Shinseki">Eric Shinseki</a>, former Army Chief of Staff and secretary of the Veterans Administration</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Shughart" title="Randy Shughart">Randy Shughart</a>, former Delta Force sniper and Medal of Honor recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Warren Spahn</a>, Major League Baseball (MLB) player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siegmund_Spiegel" title="Siegmund Spiegel">Siegmund Spiegel</a>, architect, activist, and Holocaust lecturer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Scruggs" title="Jan Scruggs">Jan Scruggs</a>, Vietnam War veteran, founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which built the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial" title="Vietnam Veterans Memorial">Vietnam Veterans Memorial</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stethem" title="Robert Stethem">Robert Stethem</a>, killed during <a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_847" title="TWA Flight 847">TWA Flight 847</a> hijacking, namesake of <a href="/wiki/USS_Stethem" title="USS Stethem">USS <i>Stethem</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Stockdale" title="James Stockdale">James Stockdale</a>, Navy vice admiral, POW and Medal of Honor recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Stone" title="Oliver Stone">Oliver Stone</a>, Vietnam veteran and film director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Stone" title="Spencer Stone">Spencer Stone</a>, Air Force staff sergeant, author and actor, who stopped terrorist attack on a train to Paris</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Stuart-Houston" title="William Stuart-Houston">William Stuart-Houston</a>, nephew of Adolf Hitler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Stubby" title="Sergeant Stubby">Sergeant Stubby</a>, Army K9 WWI, 2 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Summers" title="Champ Summers">Champ Summers</a>, MLB player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sundlun" title="Bruce Sundlun">Bruce Sundlun</a>, former governor of Rhode Island</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_D._Swenson" title="William D. Swenson">William D. Swenson</a>, Medal of Honor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Tillman" title="Pat Tillman">Pat Tillman</a>, Army Rangers, NFL player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni" title="Lauri Törni">Lauri Törni</a>, Finnish soldier of three armies</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Urban" title="Matt Urban">Matt Urban</a>, Army, 7 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Vann" title="John Paul Vann">John Paul Vann</a>, Army, State Department official in Vietnam</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_R._Vargas" title="Jay R. Vargas">Jay R. Vargas</a>, Marine Corps, 5 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Vindman" title="Alexander Vindman">Alexander Vindman</a>, Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council<sup id="cite_ref-ArmyTimes_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ArmyTimes-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Kurt Vonnegut Jr.">Kurt Vonnegut Jr.</a>, author, for injuries due to frost-bite.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_William_Walt" title="Lewis William Walt">Lewis William Walt</a>, Marine Corps general, 2 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Webb" title="Jim Webb">Jim Webb</a>, Marine Corps, former Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator from Virginia, author and Emmy Award-winning journalist, 2 awards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Wheeler" title="Joshua Wheeler">Joshua Wheeler</a>, Army master sergeant, <a href="/wiki/Delta_Force" title="Delta Force">Delta Force</a> member KIA in Iraq</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_H._Wilson_Jr." title="Louis H. Wilson Jr.">Louis Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a> and Medal of Honor recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Winters" title="Richard Winters">Richard Winters</a>, Army major, paratrooper and subject of <i><a href="/wiki/Band_of_Brothers_(book)" title="Band of Brothers (book)">Band of Brothers</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Yeager" title="Chuck Yeager">Chuck Yeager</a>, Army Air Forces and Air Force brigadier general</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Yntema" class="mw-redirect" title="Gordon Yntema">Gordon Yntema</a>, Medal of Honor recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Zamperini" title="Louis Zamperini">Louis Zamperini</a>, U.S. Olympian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ziegel" title="Tyler Ziegel">Tyler Ziegel</a>, Marine Corps sergeant</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_Purple_Heart_awards">Most Purple Heart awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Most Purple Heart awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ten Purple Hearts: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_D._Barger" title="Charles D. Barger">Charles D. Barger</a>, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor: World War I (10)</li> <li>William G."Bill" White, U.S. Army: World War II (9), Korean War (1)<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Curry T. Haynes, U.S. Army: Vietnam War (10)<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Nine Purple Hearts: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albert_L._Ireland" title="Albert L. Ireland">Albert L. Ireland</a>, U.S. Marine Corps: World War II (5), Korean War (4)<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Eight Purple Hearts: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_J._Duffy" title="John J. Duffy">John J. Duffy</a>, U.S. Army: Vietnam War (8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Frederick" title="Robert T. Frederick">Robert T. Frederick</a>, U.S. Army: <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> (8)<sup id="cite_ref-HQMC_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HQMC-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_H._Hackworth" class="mw-redirect" title="David H. Hackworth">David H. Hackworth</a>, U.S. Army: Korean War (3), Vietnam War (5)<sup id="cite_ref-HQMC_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HQMC-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Hooper_(Medal_of_Honor)" title="Joe Hooper (Medal of Honor)">Joe Hooper</a>, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor: Vietnam War (8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Howard" title="Robert L. Howard">Robert L. Howard</a>, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor: Vietnam War (8)<sup id="cite_ref-HQMC_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HQMC-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Waugh" title="Billy Waugh">William Waugh</a>, U.S. Army: Vietnam War (8)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DEA_Purple_Heart_Award" title="DEA Purple Heart Award">DEA Purple Heart Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Star_Lapel_Button" title="Gold Star Lapel Button">Gold Star Lapel Button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_Enforcement_Purple_Heart" title="Law Enforcement Purple Heart">Law Enforcement Purple Heart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Defense_Medal_for_the_Defense_of_Freedom" title="Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom">Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Purple_Heart_Medal" title="Texas Purple Heart Medal">Texas Purple Heart Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_Star_for_Foreign_Service" title="Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service">Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service</a> (State Department)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wound_stripe" title="Wound stripe">Wound stripe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wound_decorations" class="mw-redirect" title="List of wound decorations">List of wound decorations</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purple_Heart&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Expedition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorktown_campaign" title="Yorktown campaign">Yorktown campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown" title="Siege of Yorktown">Siege of Yorktown</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culper_Ring" title="Culper Ring">Culper Spy Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburgh_Conspiracy" title="Newburgh Conspiracy">Newburgh Conspiracy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Newburgh_letter" title="Newburgh letter">Newburgh letter</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgill_Affair" title="Asgill Affair">Asgill Affair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York)" title="Evacuation Day (New York)">Evacuation Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_resignation_as_commander-in-chief" title="George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief">Resignation as commander-in-chief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badge_of_Military_Merit" title="Badge of Military Merit">Badge of Military Merit</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Purple 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Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Mansion" title="Ford Mansion">Ford Mansion, Washington's headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_Headquarters_State_Historic_Site" title="Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site">Hasbrouck House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Osgood_House" title="Samuel Osgood House">First Presidential Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Macomb_House" title="Alexander Macomb House">Second Presidential Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President%27s_House_(Philadelphia)" title="President's House (Philadelphia)">President's House, Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germantown_White_House" title="Germantown White House">Germantown White House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Parke_Custis#Estate" title="Daniel Parke Custis">Custis estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_relations_with_the_Iroquois_Confederacy" title="George Washington's relations with the Iroquois Confederacy">Washington's relations with the Iroquois Confederacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac_Company" title="Potomac Company">Potomac Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_River_and_Kanawha_Canal" title="James River and Kanawha Canal">James River and Kanawha Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Road_Lottery" title="Mountain Road Lottery">Mountain Road Lottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal" title="Congressional Gold Medal">Congressional Gold Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanks_of_Congress" title="Thanks of Congress">Thanks of Congress</a></li> <li>President General of the <a href="/wiki/Society_of_the_Cincinnati" title="Society of the Cincinnati">Society of the Cincinnati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_College" title="Washington College">Washington College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Lee_University" title="Washington and Lee University">Washington and Lee University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_George_Washington" title="Electoral history of George Washington">Electoral history of George Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-presidency_of_George_Washington" title="Post-presidency of George Washington">Post-presidency of George Washington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_memorials_to_George_Washington" title="List of memorials to George Washington">Memorials</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_George_Washington" title="Cultural depictions of George Washington">depictions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument" title="Washington Monument">Washington Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore" title="Mount Rushmore">Mount Rushmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Day" title="Presidents' Day">Washington's Birthday</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Purple Heart</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Apotheosis_of_Washington" title="The Apotheosis of Washington">The Apotheosis of Washington</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument_State_Park" title="Washington Monument State Park">Washington Monument (Boonsboro, Maryland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument_(Baltimore)" title="Washington Monument (Baltimore)">Washington Monument (Baltimore)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Houdon)" title="Statue of George Washington (Houdon)"><i>George Washington</i> (Houdon)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(copy_of_bust_by_Houdon)" title="George Washington (copy of bust by Houdon)">plaster copy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Ceracchi)" title="George Washington (Ceracchi)"><i>George Washington</i> (Ceracchi)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Canova)" title="George Washington (Canova)"><i>George Washington</i> (Canova)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Greenough)" title="George Washington (Greenough)"><i>George Washington</i> (Greenough)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Trumbull)" title="George Washington (Trumbull)"><i>George Washington</i> (Trumbull)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_the_Revolutionary_War_Door" title="George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door">George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_War_Door" title="Revolutionary War Door">Revolutionary War Door</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_(1851_paintings)" title="Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings)">Washington Crossing the Delaware</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Passage_of_the_Delaware" title="The Passage of the Delaware">The Passage of the Delaware</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_George_Washington_at_Trenton" title="General George Washington at Trenton">General George Washington at Trenton</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_at_Verplanck%27s_Point" title="Washington at Verplanck's Point">Washington at Verplanck's Point</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_George_Washington_Resigning_His_Commission" title="General George Washington Resigning His Commission">General George Washington Resigning His Commission</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis" title="Surrender of Lord Cornwallis">Surrender of Lord Cornwallis</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athenaeum_Portrait" title="Athenaeum Portrait">Unfinished portrait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_portrait" title="Lansdowne portrait">Lansdowne portrait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Family" title="The Washington Family">The Washington Family portrait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_at_Princeton" title="Washington at Princeton"><i>Washington at Princeton</i> paintings</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_George_Washington_Taking_the_Salute_at_Trenton" title="Portrait of George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton">George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21,_1789,_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_to_Assume_the_Duties_of_the_Presidency_of_the_United_States" title="Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States">Reception at Trenton painting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_statues_of_George_Washington" title="List of statues of George Washington">Statues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_Battle_Monument" title="Trenton Battle Monument">Trenton Battle Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton_Battle_Monument" title="Princeton Battle Monument">Princeton Battle Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_of_View_(West)" title="Point of View (West)"><i>Point of View</i> sculpture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_on_Horseback" title="George Washington on Horseback">George Washington on Horseback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Austin,_Texas)" title="Statue of George Washington (Austin, Texas)">Austin statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Bartholomew)" title="George Washington (Bartholomew)">Baltimore statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Boston)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Boston)">Boston statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Mexico_City)" class="mw-redirect" title="Statue of George Washington (Mexico City)">Mexico City statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Morristown,_New_Jersey)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Morristown, New Jersey)">Morristown statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Newark)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Newark)">Newark statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(New_York_City)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (New York City)">New York City statue</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Wall_Street)" title="Statue of George Washington (Wall Street)">Wall Street statue</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Paris)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Paris)">Paris statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey)" title="Statue of George Washington (Perth Amboy, New Jersey)">Perth Amboy statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Bailly)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Washington (Bailly)">Philadelphia statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Portland,_Oregon)" title="Statue of George Washington (Portland, Oregon)">Portland statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Washington_Circle)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Washington Circle)">Washington, D.C. statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument_(West_Point)" title="Washington Monument (West Point)">West Point monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_University_in_St._Louis" title="Washington University in St. Louis">Washington University in St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Masonic_National_Memorial" title="George Washington Masonic National Memorial">Washington Masonic National Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Memorial_Parkway" title="George Washington Memorial Parkway">George Washington Memorial Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge" title="George Washington Bridge">George Washington Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_Jefferson_National_Forests" title="George Washington and Jefferson National Forests">Washington and Jefferson National Forests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Square_Park" title="Washington Square Park">Washington Square Park</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Square_Arch" title="Washington Square Arch">Arch</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents_of_the_United_States_on_U.S._postage_stamps" title="Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps">U.S. Postage stamps</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Franklin_Issues" title="Washington–Franklin Issues">Washington–Franklin Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bicentennial_stamps_of_1932" title="Washington Bicentennial stamps of 1932">1932 bicentennial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_on_currency#George_Washington" title="List of presidents of the United States on currency">Currency</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_quarter" title="Washington quarter">Washington quarter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50_State_Quarters" class="mw-redirect" title="50 State Quarters">50 State Quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_and_United_States_Territories_quarters" title="District of Columbia and United States Territories quarters">D.C. and territories quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/America_the_Beautiful_quarters" title="America the Beautiful quarters">America the Beautiful quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Women_quarters" title="American Women quarters">American Women quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_Instructing_Youth" title="History Instructing Youth">History Instructing Youth dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_one-dollar_bill" title="United States one-dollar bill">Washington dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_dollar" title="Lafayette dollar">Lafayette dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/America_the_Beautiful_silver_bullion_coins" title="America the Beautiful silver bullion coins">Silver bullion coins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_nickel" title="Washington nickel">Washington nickel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_half_eagle" title="George Washington half eagle">Washington half eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_250th_Anniversary_half_dollar" title="George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar">250th Anniversary half dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore_Anniversary_coins" title="Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins">Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Washington" title="Mount Washington">Mount Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_George_Washington" title="Cultural depictions of George Washington">Cultural depictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(miniseries)" title="George Washington (miniseries)"><i>George Washington</i> (1984 miniseries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_II:_The_Forging_of_a_Nation" title="George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation">1986 sequel)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_More_Perfect_Union_(film)" title="A More Perfect Union (film)"><i>A More Perfect Union</i> (1989 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crossing_(2000_film)" title="The Crossing (2000 film)"><i>The Crossing</i> (2000 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_Fight_to_Be_Free" title="We Fight to Be Free"><i>We Fight to Be Free</i> (2006 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turn:_Washington%27s_Spies" title="Turn: Washington's Spies"><i>Turn: Washington's Spies</i> (2014–2017 series)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_War_that_Made_America" title="The War that Made America"><i>The War that Made America</i> (2006 miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_(miniseries)" title="Washington (miniseries)"><i>Washington</i> (2020 miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)" title="Hamilton (musical)"><i>Hamilton</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(2020_film)" title="Hamilton (2020 film)">film</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_George_Washington" title="Bibliography of George Washington">Bibliography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_George_Washington_articles" title="List of George Washington articles">List of articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founders_Online" title="Founders Online">Founders Online</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">Founding Fathers of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_States" title="Republicanism in the United States">Republicanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Party" title="Federalist Party">Federalist Party</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Era" title="Federalist Era">Federalist Era</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_dynasty" title="Virginia dynasty">Virginia dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Washington_family" title="Coat of arms of the Washington family">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_Locke_Weems#The_cherry-tree_anecdote" title="Mason Locke Weems">Cherry-tree anecdote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Farm#Washington_at_River_Farm" title="River Farm">River Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_Crossing" title="Washington's Crossing">Washington's Crossing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Rochambeau_Revolutionary_Route" title="Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route">Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_House_(Barbados)" title="George Washington House (Barbados)">1751 Barbados trip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:George_Washington" title="Category:George Washington">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syng_inkstand" title="Syng inkstand">Syng inkstand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Armies" title="General of the Armies">General of the Armies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conway_Cabal" title="Conway Cabal">Conway Cabal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Foxhound" title="American Foxhound">American Foxhound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Philosophical_Society" title="American Philosophical Society">American Philosophical Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)" title="Patriot (American Revolution)">patriots</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Ross_flag" title="Betsy Ross flag">Betsy Ross flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Ladies%27_Association" title="Mount Vernon Ladies' Association">Mount Vernon Ladies' Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Mansion_replicas" title="Mount Vernon Mansion replicas">Mount Vernon replicas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Memorial_Building" title="George Washington Memorial Building">George Washington Memorial Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attempted_theft_of_George_Washington%27s_skull" title="Attempted theft of George Washington's skull">Attempted theft of Washington's skull</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Washington_family" title="Washington family">Family</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martha_Washington" title="Martha Washington">Martha Washington</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Parke_Custis" title="John Parke Custis">John Parke Custis</a> (stepson)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Parke_Custis" title="George Washington Parke Custis">George Washington Parke Custis</a> (step-grandson, adopted son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Parke_Custis_Lewis" title="Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis">Eleanor Parke Custis</a> (step-granddaughter, adopted daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustine_Washington" title="Augustine Washington">Augustine Washington</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ball_Washington" title="Mary Ball Washington">Mary Ball Washington</a> (mother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Washington_(1718%E2%80%931752)" title="Lawrence Washington (1718–1752)">Lawrence Washington</a> (half-brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustine_Washington_Jr." title="Augustine Washington Jr.">Augustine Washington Jr.</a> (half-brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Washington_Lewis" title="Elizabeth Washington Lewis">Elizabeth Washington Lewis</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Washington" title="Samuel Washington">Samuel Washington</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Augustine_Washington" title="John Augustine 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Washington</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Washington" title="Charles Washington">Charles Washington</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Washington_(1659%E2%80%931698)" title="Lawrence Washington (1659–1698)">Lawrence Washington</a> (grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Gale" title="Mildred Gale">Mildred Gale</a> (grandmother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Washington" title="John Washington">John Washington</a> (great-grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reade_(colonial_governor)" title="George Reade (colonial governor)">George Reade</a> (2nd great-grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushrod_Washington" title="Bushrod Washington">Bushrod Washington</a> (nephew)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Slaves</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_enslaved_people_of_Mount_Vernon" title="List 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 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href="/wiki/Korean_Service_Medal" title="Korean Service Medal">Korean Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal">Armed Forces Expeditionary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Service_Medal" title="Vietnam Service Medal">Vietnam Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_(1991%E2%80%932016).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg/35px-Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg/53px-Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg/70px-Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_%281991%E2%80%932016%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal" title="Southwest Asia Service Medal">Southwest Asia Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kosovo_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kosovo_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Kosovo_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kosovo_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Kosovo_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kosovo_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Kosovo_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Campaign_Medal" title="Kosovo Campaign Medal">Kosovo Campaign</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Iraq_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Iraq_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Iraq_Campaign_Medal" title="Iraq Campaign Medal">Iraq Campaign</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Inherent_Resolve_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Inherent_Resolve_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Inherent_Resolve_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Inherent_Resolve_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Inherent_Resolve_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Inherent_Resolve_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Inherent_Resolve_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" 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href="/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal">Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal" title="Global War on Terrorism Service Medal">Global War on Terrorism Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Korea_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Korea_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Korea_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Korea_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Korea_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Korea_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Korea_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Korea_Defense_Service_Medal" title="Korea Defense Service Medal">Korea Defense Service</a></span></li> 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