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| | Purple Heart - definition of Purple Heart in Encyclopedia |
 | | Simple clerical errors, where a Purple Heart is denoted in military records but was simply omitted from a Report of Separation, are corrected on site at the National Personnel Records Center through issuance of a document known as a DD-215. | | | Modern day Purple Heart presentations are recorded in both hardcopy and electronic service records. | | | In such cases, NPRC searches through unit records, military pay records, and records of the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Purple_Heart
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| | Purple Heart History |
| | They will often but not always appear on the market as a planchet only, without ribbon, ring, or brooch. | | | Only three awards are known to have been issued, of which two are known to exist today. | | | While the award of the Purple Heart was not authorized by the Navy until 1942, sailors and Marines who had been wounded prior to 1932 were eligible to apply for the medal. |
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| | Crayola Creativity Central - America's Favorites |
| | Western cultures believe purple is associated with royalty. | | | Richard Wagner composed his operas in a room with a purple light. | | | A Purple Heart is an award given to soldiers who were wounded or died in battle. |
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| | Regardless, individual service records of military personnel are not on file here, but in the custody of the National Personnel Records Center, (Mil Per Records), 9700 Page Boulevard, St Louis, MO 63132. | | | Incidentally, Sergeant Tirva's entry for having received nine clusters does not appear in the 1972 ed of the Guinness Book of World Records, although it does appear in the 1976 ed. | | | Details on the three soldiers who received the Badge of Military Merit, 1783. |
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| | NPR : The Purple Heart, Present at the Creation |
| | The audio for this story will be available online after 12PM ET, 9AM PT. | | | But purple is a traditional designation of royalty and rank. | | | Historian Tom Hughes, of the Washington Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh, N.Y., says that the reasons for the choice in color aren't clear. |
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http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/purpleheart
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| | George Washington's Mount Vernon - Purple Heart Postage Stamp Honors Sacrifices of Those Who Served |
| | mountvernon : press room : release archive : purple heart postage stamp honors sacrifices of those who served | | | To see the Purple Heart stamp, locate the online version of this press release at www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/welcome.htm. | | | The official first day of issuance ceremony will take place at 10:30 AM at George Washingtonâs Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, located at the southern end of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Mt. Vernon, Va. Registration will be required at the front gate for admission to the event. |
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http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/505
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| | The Purple Heart Tribute Colt .45 |
| | Only 250 individuals will ever own this historic tribute. | | | For the collector, the veteran, as a memorial or tribute, for those who served their country and sacrificed, The Armed Forces Commemorative Society dedicates The Purple Heart Tribute Colt.45. | | | There has never been a finer tribute to those deserving men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who sacrificed life and limb for their country and the cause of freedom. |
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http://www.americaremembers.com/Products/PURPLEHT/PURPLEHT.asp
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| | Plum Crazy Over PURPLE!!! |
| | I'd love to hear what you think of my page so far... | | | This Purple Power site is owned by Susie. | | | I also have purple Christmas lights running all around my computer room (I put them up 3 years ago, and never took them down). |
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| | Purple Heart |
| | Sam poked her head into her CO’s office, "Hey Colonel, Teal’c, Daniel and I were just wondering if you wanted to join us for lunch." | | | It had been knocked askew from the throw and Sam reverently straightened it and smoothed the ribbon. | | | Author's Notes: I wrote this after learning that Jack didn't have a Purple Heart ribbon on his dress uniform, and that these metals are only awarded for injury or death in the line of duty during a declaired war. |
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http://www.bisqfire.com/glyphguide/fics/purpleheart.htm
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| | The Purple Heart |
| | Additional awards are denoted by oak leaf clusters. | | | The Purple Heart has been in effect since April 5, 1917; however, retroactive awards for qualifying service prior to April 5, 1917 have been made. | | | Above the heart is the shield of General Washington's Coat of Arms between two sprays of leaves in green enamel. |
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http://foxfall.com/fmd-common-ph.htm
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| | John Kerry - Unfit for Command - The Purple Heart Hunter |
| | The notation said: “3 DEC 1968 U.S. BAY RVN FPO Shrapnel in left arm above elbow. | | | One exception was John Kerry, who requested to leave Vietnam after four months, citing an obscure regulation that permitted release of personnel with three Purple Hearts. | | | To use such a faked award to leave a combat sector early would be lower yet. |
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http://www.learnedhand.com/kerryunfit.htm
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| | Enough already about Kerry's Purple Hearts (phillyBurbs.com) Lou Sessinger |
| | They look good on the uniform and even better on the resume. | | | That's what Kerry did, getting himself reassigned as a personal aide to an admiral in Brooklyn, N.Y. The records seem to clearly indicate that Kerry's decorations for gallantry and heroism as well as his second and third Purple Hearts were well deserved. | | | As for the part about the wound not being inflicted by the enemy, in which case the shrapnel's source would have been "friendly fire," that in itself doesn't exclude a Purple Heart. |
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http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/137-04222004-287187.html
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| | Preemie Purple Heart |
| | The Heart can be with you when you feel alone, remind you there are hundreds of others who keep you in their hearts, remind you there are others who need to be in your heart. | | | The Preemie Purple Heart is an outward sign of unity among a special group of people. | | | The heart is not a solid color and the stripes in each heart are a little different, just as every child and every journey is a little different, but the basic design is the same, just like the basic experience is the same. |
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| | The Purple Heart House and Wall of Hope |
| | Robin for failing to agree to sell his interest in the Purple Heart House, of which he owns only a limited part, in order to pay off his $9000 child support arrears. | | | The two story home is covered with Purple Hearts, each with the picture of a child who has been separated from his or her non-custodial parent as the result of a court ordered sole custody decree. | | | The house in question is the Purple Heart House in Hollywood which has become well known to parents and father's rights groups internationally. |
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| | (Montana Purple Heart Veterans - Home Page) |
| | Many of them made the ultimate sacrifice to their country by giving their lives, he said. | | | After his release from the hospital, Galles took part in the assault landing on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. | | | Dean Galles, a three-time recipient of the Purple Heart, isn’t the kind of guy who seeks publicity and brags about his war record. |
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| | Purple Heart - Bruce Norris |
| | Purple Heart certainly fits that description, but there is a catch – it is also blindingly funny. | | | Ensemble member Laurie Metcalf plays Carla, a woman widowed by the Vietnam war who is gradually losing her mind to grief, alcohol, and life with the constant nagging of her truculent teenage son Thor (Nathan Kiley) and her late husband’s passive aggressive mother Grace (Rosemary Prinz). | | | Following a brief foray into raucous, fluffy comedy with their recent production of The Royal Family, Steppenwolf are now firmly back in their preferred territory: brutal, explosive, heart-rending exploration of the darker side of the human soul. |
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| | Hill Aerospace Museum - Northern Utah Chapter of The Military Order of the Purple Heart |
| | They shed their blood, some live, some die | | | The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. | | | It was initially created as the Badge of Military Merit by one of the world’s most famed and best-loved heroes, General George Washington. |
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| | The Purple Heart |
| | Some were meant to defraud the uneducated buyer, others were simply listed by people who didn't know the difference. | | | Purple Heart History is a page for collectors and historians showing the history and development of the medal from its inception to the current day. | | | Interesting Medal Groups are detailed pages showing some of the more historical or complete medal groups I've had the honor to own. |
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| | Purple Heart |
| | The stories and personal memories of Purple Heart recipients across the country will be collected for an electronic database, the Roll of Honor, which will eventually be available onsite and over the Internet for a worldwide audience, along with the development of educational programs. | | | The present-day Purple Heart medal took as its inspiration the color and shape of the Badge and added the image of George Washington to honor the man who so valued the outstanding service of his solders. | | | "Placing the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor at the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site is a fitting tribute to the men and women who have put their lives on the line for freedom since the Revolutionary War," said Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun. |
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| | CNN.com - Delegates mock Kerry with 'purple heart' bandages - Aug 31, 2004 |
| | Dole was sharply criticized by Kerry backers when he questioned whether Kerry's wounds were severe enough to merit a Purple Heart. | | | Morton Blackwell, a prominent Virginia delegate, has been handing out the heart-covered bandages to delegates, who've worn them on their chins, cheeks, the backs of their hands and other places. | | | "It is not in any way defaming of them, because I know people who have received Purple Hearts and I know that they're not boasting about their war record. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/30/gop.purple.hearts
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| | MOPHFlags.org An American Decoration |
| | The PURPLE HEART is awarded to members of the armed forces of the U.S. who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. | | | It was initially created as the Badge of Military Merit by one of the world's most famed and best-loved heroes-General George Washington. | | | The Book of Merit has not been found. |
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| | DefenseLINK News: VA Boosts Healthcare Priority for Purple Heart Vets |
| | As it turns out, those were the only awards ever made of the Badge of Military Merit, as it was called. | | | Veterans Affairs will accept the Defense Department Form 214, discharge papers, military personnel records, orders or award certificates. | | | The Purple Heart indicates meritorious military service and is awarded to service members who've been wounded during action against the enemy, to include wounds incurred during captivity. |
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| | Purple Heart |
| | he ORDER of the PURPLE HEART is awarded to members of the armed forces of the U.S. who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. |
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| | The Badge of Military Merit/The Purple Heart |
| | The rough sketch accompanying this proposal showed a circular disc medal with a concave center in which a relief heart appeared. | | | The device is 1-11/16 inches in length and 1-3/8 inches in width, and is suspended by a rounded rectangular length displaying a vertical purple band with quarter-inch white borders. | | | The Purple Heart is ranked immediately behind the bronze star in order of precedence among the personal awards; however, it is generally acknowledged to be among the most aesthetically pleasing of American awards and decorations. |
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| | Boston.com / News / Nation / Kerry faces questions over Purple Heart |
| | But as the presidential campaign heats up, some Vietnam veterans are using the Internet and talk radio to question the Democratic candidate's military record. | | | They complain that Kerry's three Purple Hearts were for minor wounds and that he left Vietnam more than six months ahead of schedule under regulations permitting thrice-wounded soldiers to depart early. | | | "There were an awful lot of Purple Hearts--from shrapnel, some of those might have been M-40 grenades," said George Elliott, who served as a commanding officer to Kerry during another point in his five-month combat tour in Vietnam. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/04/14/kerry_faces_questions_over_purple_heart
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| | New York State Parks :: The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor |
| | Their stories will be preserved and shared through a series of exhibits, live and videotaped interviews with veterans themselves, and the Roll of Honor, an interactive computer program detailing the stories of each individual. | | | The Hall of Honor will serve all Americans and inspire people around the world to learn more about these men and women and to give thanks to those who gave so much to keep the dream of freedom, liberty, and equality alive for all. | | | In 1782, George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit, the inspiration for today's Purple Heart, and the following year officers met at the Cantonment to determine candidates for the award. |
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| | Purple Hearts: Back from Iraq - The Digital Journalist |
| | Purple Hearts: Back from Iraq - The Digital Journalist | | | Nina Berman's book, Purple Hearts: Back from Iraq has a strength, a force that delivers a punch to your emotional solar plexus when you read it. |
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| | SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Democrats, medal winners criticize GOP for mocking Kerry medals |
| | Navy records and other veterans don't support the charge. | | | The group sponsoring television ads challenging his wartime record contends Kerry's own fire caused the wound that brought his first Purple Heart. | | | The bandages carried the message: "It was just a self-inflicted scratch, but you see I got a Purple Heart for it." |
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20040831-1429-cvn-loyalopposition.html
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| | Blindauer's tribute to all Purple Heart recipients |
| | A wonderful website for those who found medals and wish to return them to their owners/families. | | | This page was created to honor my father and the other Military Personnel who have received a purple heart. | | | I am starting this with the list my dad gave to me that he was given when he received his Purple Heart. |
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| | The Purple Heart |
| | I than served with Bravo Company, First Tank Battalion, First Marine Division in Vietnam from March 1968 to November 1968. | | | The records show that only three men received it during the American Revolutionary War, all of them Noncommissioned Officers. | | | An Oak Leaf Cluster is granted to a person who had been previously wounded and who already has a Purple Heart. |
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| | Purple Heart Car Donation |
| | Purple Heart Car Donation Posted 05/09/2005 Donation charity in maryland - Donate a car to charity donate your car in michigan - home audio speakers rawhide donate a car purple heart car donation... | | | How is it that we live in a world in which we can measure the farthest stars, travel at twice the speed car donation heart purple how of sound, and probe the oceans depths, and yet they still cant... | | | hurte: Such artless story consecrated that purple heart car charity of his country. |
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| | Law & Order: Purple Heart - TV.com |
| | Tell the world what you think of Purple Heart, write a review for this episode. | | | If you can see this, your browser does not support flash. | | | This episode appears to be ripped from the headlines of the Anthony Riggs Case (edit) |
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| | Floridata: Tradescantia pallida |
| | Rich sandy soils seem to suit it best, but purple heart performs well on coral rock soils too. | | | The undersides of the leaves are an even more vivid violet that shades towards pink where the petioles clasp and encircle the stem. | | | Purple heart is a long-jointed sprawling groundcover plant with succulent stems and pointed leaves. |
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| | John Kerry's Purple Hearts |
| | Kerry declined a request from the Globe to sign a waiver authorizing the release of military documents that are covered under the Privacy Act and that might shed more light on the extent of the treatment Kerry needed as a result of the wounds. | | | According to a previously unreported Navy report on the battle, a two-boat patrol spotted three men on a riverbank who were wearing black pajamas and running and engaged them in a firefight. | | | The Boston Globe - June 6, 2003 -- On Feb. 20, 1969, Kerry earned his second Purple Heart after sustaining a shrapnel wound in his left thigh. |
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| | U.S. Newswire : Releases : "'Purple Heart' BandAids a Mockery of Service..." |
| | U.S. Newswire : Releases : "'Purple Heart' BandAids a Mockery of Service..." | | | The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the armed forces who are wounded by the enemy. | | | VVA's founding principle is "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another." |
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| | Purple Heart, Order of the - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Purple Heart, Order of the |
| | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | The earliest US military award for distinguished service beyond the call of duty, established by George Washington 1782, when it was the equivalent of the modern Congressional Medal of Honor. | | | After the American Revolution it lapsed until revived by Congress in 1932, when it was established as an award for those wounded in combat. |
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| | Swift Vets and POWs for Truth - John Kerry's First Purple Heart |
| | The circumstances remain obscure, as there are no written records of this award on file at the Naval Historical Center. | | | Nevertheless, John Kerry managed to obtain his coveted Purple Heart for this incident nearly three months later after being transferred to Coastal Division 11. | | | The following morning, John Kerry arrived at the office of Coastal Division 14 Commander Grant Hibbard to apply for a Purple Heart. |
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| | Purple Heart Day<br>August 7 |
| | They were awarded for ‘any singularly meritorious action.’ The badge was a figure of a heart in purple cloth or silk, edged with narrow lace or binding. | | | The Purple Heart is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces that has been wounded or killed, died as a result of a wound in battle, or otherwise designated by the President of the United States. | | | This is the American Purple Heart Wound Chevron Registry Form. |
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| | Purple Heart Medal Display Recognition |
| | Established by General George Washington -- known as the "Badge of Military Merit"-- on August 7, 1782. | | | A wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by a medical officer. | | | Revived as the Purple Heart in 1932 by General Douglas MacArthur (War Department General Orders No. 3, as amended (reference (ttt)) and Navy authority is Executive Order 9277 (reference)). |
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| | Christian Science Monitor Blog Liblog |
| | According to the Encyclopedia Americana, The Purple Heart, probably the most widely known medal in US history, was established in 1782 by George Washington and designed by Paris-born Pierre Charles L’Enfant, also the designer of Washington, D.C. It was created for Revolutionary War service and was originally called the Badge of Military Merit. | | | However, in a purge about 40 years later, her medal was revoked due to her civilian status—a distinction, until her medal was restored in 1977, she would share with five others, including Buffalo Bill Cody. | | | It wasn’t until nearly 250 years later that it was resurrected and has been in use ever since. |
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| | US Military Medals - Purple Heart |
| | It is also presented posthumously to the next of kin of personnel killed in action or who die of wounds sustained in action. | | | Awarded for wounds or death as result of an act of any opposing armed force, as a result of an international terrorist attack or as a result of military operaitons while serving as part of a peacekeeping force. | | | The oldest of our military awards, the predecessor for the Purple heart was George Washington's "Badge of Military Merit" (1782). |
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| | Department of Safety Internet - Purple Heart License Plate |
| | Personalized Plate Available: No Notes: A copy of Form DD-214 or the equivalent prior to 1951 (WWK 53-55), indicating the individual has been awarded the Purple Heart should accompany the application for registration. | | | In the event neither form is available and there is other documentation which indicates the awarding of the Purple Heart, that documentation should be forwarded to the Division prior to issuing the plate in order that the Department may consult with veterans' groups to ascertain eligibility. | | | Department of Safety Internet - Purple Heart License Plate |
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| | Purple Heart Memorial list |
| | Brigadier General Emil Eschenburg of Helena, right center with black and gold uniform, talks with fellow veterans at the dedication of the Montana Purple Heart Memorial in Billings Sunday morning. | | | “The only Purple Heart Memorial in the country.” Eschenburg also awarded overdue Purple Hearts to a handful of men or their families. | | | Please click a link below to see the listings for that section of the alphabet (by last name). |
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| | Purple Heart Car Donation Program |
| | Please call us toll-free at the number below or use our online donation form. | | | The Military Order of the Purple Heart is a Congressionally chartered non-profit organization that has been dedicated to helping veterans for over 70 years. | | | In fact, many of our donors have found the donation process so convenient and rewarding that they have become repeat donors. |
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| | John Kerry's Vietnam Medical Report on National Review Online |
| | Whatever the case, Kerry was awarded the Purple Heart, and, along with two others he won later, it allowed him to request to leave Vietnam before his tour of duty was finished. | | | Those critics, among them some of Kerry's fellow veterans, have suggested that a wound suffered by Kerry in December 1968 may have made him technically eligible for a Purple Heart but was not severe enough to warrant serious consideration, even for a decoration that was handed out by the thousands. | | | Some critics of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry have questioned the circumstances surrounding the first of three Purple Hearts Kerry won in Vietnam. |
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| | DMV - Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles |
| | Fee is $5.00 in addition to all other applicable and registration fees and taxes. | | | Issued to any resident of Nebraska who is a recipient of the Purple Heart Award. | | | Only one motor vehicle owned by the applicant may be licensed with a Purple Heart plate at any one time. |
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| | Purple Heart Stamp e-petition |
| | It would be a great tribute to all of the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for our nation. | | | The Purple Heart Medal is the oldest military decoration in the world in present use and the first military decoration made available to the common soldier. | | | It has been awarded to approximately 1.8 million American veterans, and I believe it stands for all Americans as a highly recognized and respected tribute to the courage of American military men and women during times of war. |
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| | IGN: Purple Heart |
| | Read the latest top stories from the worlds of movies and gaming. | | | Find out what other IGN readers have to say about Purple Heart. | | | Click now to win big on IGN Sweepstakes! |
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| | .US ARMY Decorations Page. |
| | In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an Executive Order which provided that the Purple Heart would be made available to members of all the US Armed Services who were wounded in action. | | | The decoration holds a very unique position in that it can be earned in only one way, by being wounded. | | | Since then the Purple Heart has become one of the most highly respected decorations of the US Armed Forces. |
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