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Purple Heart

noun

, U.S. Armed Forces.

a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy.

Purple Heart

a decoration awarded to members of the US Armed Forces for a wound incurred in action

purple heart

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

On our last visit, we noticed a whole pallet of Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Silver Star certificates.

One had fought hand-to-hand combat and earned a Purple Heart in Korea.

Finally, without an Act of Terror designation, those wounded in defense of our nation will not receive a Purple Heart.

Granting the Purple Heart is just the first step in fully legitimizing and addressing PTSD.

But the regulation for the Purple Heart never makes any distinction between internal wounds or external wounds.

In Guiana the canoe is made of the bark of the purple-heart tree, stripped off and tied together at the ends.

Some wood-paths are found sprinkled with dog-violets, saxifrage, and with purple heart's-ease.

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