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The Purple Heart award is a 1 + 3 ⁄ 8-inch-wide (35 mm) purple- and gold-colored heart-shaped brass-alloy medal containing a profile of General George Washington. Above the heart appears a shield of the coat of arms of George Washington (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves.
"Medal of Honor recipients". Peacetime (1901–1911) Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010 "Medal of Honor recipients". World War I War Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009.
This is a partial list of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, listed chronologically within the aspect of life in which each recipient is or was renowned. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded by the president of the United States to “any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person selected by ...
The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly ...
According to Rees, her 98-year-old father — a Purple Heart recipient who has carried German shrapnel in his knee for 79 years — "wasn't disabled enough." ... In recent months, Gene and Marie ...
John Vasser, Sr. of South Nyack died Dec. 10 at age 92. A Korean War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Vasser was the 2010 recipient of the Rockland County Buffalo Soldier Award.. Vasser’s ...
Frances Dawn Halfaker (July 26, 1979) is an American veteran, veterans’ advocate, entrepreneur and philanthropist from San Diego, California. She is a recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart and is currently President and CEO of HAFCO Holdings and Founder of the Continuing to Serve Foundation.
A Purple Heart recipient has died saving his 3-year-old granddaughter from a house explosion in Oklahoma. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...