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The organization was established in 1957 as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation" and is governed by an 11-member board of directors. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The foundation's programs focus on providing grants and outreach services to wounded veterans and their families, and the foundation has granted or otherwise contributed over ...
Tom Barr, a 76-year-old Vietnam veteran who received a Purple Heart and served as Eliot, Maine’s police chief, smiles with his dog, Rusty, in front of his cozy trailer with a pellet stove.
To raise funds for service, welfare, and rehabilitation work in connection with the members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. (a congressionally chartered veterans organization), those who are eligible for membership therein, or any wounded, disabled and/or handicapped veteran, his widow, orphan or survivors.
Purple Hearts Reunited is a Vermont-based 501(c)(3) organization.Founded in 2012, its purpose is to return Purple Hearts and other military awards that have become separated from the original recipients or their descendants.
'Reintegrate that painful memory' Chase Cassine, a licensed clinical social worker in New Orleans who has worked with veterans, describes Wright's work as "reintegration through tattoo therapy."
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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.
Heart With Arrow. Thanks to its association with the Roman god Cupid, who shot mortals with arrows to make them fall in love, a heart pierced in such a way symbolizes romantic devotion.