Purple Heart (disambiguation)
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The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration.
Purple Heart may also refer to:
Awards
[edit]- Purple Heart (Ethiopia), given to military personnel wounded during a war action
- DEA Purple Heart Award, given by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- Law Enforcement Purple Heart, a generic term to describe an American law enforcement medal
- Texas Purple Heart Medal, given within the Texas Military Forces
Film
[edit]- The Purple Heart, a 1944 American war film starring Dana Andrews
- Purple Hearts (1984 film), an American war film starring Ken Wahl and Cheryl Ladd
- Purple Heart (film), a 2006 American war film by Bill Birrell
- Purple Hearts (2022 film), an American romance film created for Netflix
Music
[edit]- The Purple Hearts (Australian band), a 1960s R&B and rock group
- Purple Hearts (British band), a 1970s/1980s English mod revival group
- "💜" a.k.a. "The Purple Heart", a 2018 EP by American singer-songwriter Left at London
- Purple Hearts (soundtrack), from the 2022 film
- Purple Hearts, a song by Kendrick Lamar, Summer Walker, and Ghostface Killah from Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, 2022
Plants
[edit]- Peltogyne, genus of tropical deciduous trees, whose heartwood is sold under the name purpleheart or purple heart
- Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea', a herbaceous cultivar with purple foliage commonly grown as an onamental perennial or houseplant
Other uses
[edit]- Purple Heart Trail, a highway name used in the United States
- Purple Heart, a novel by Patricia McCormick
- Purple Heart, a main character in the Hyperdimension Neptunia video game series
- Purple Heart Memorial Bridge, in the Alexandria, Louisiana area
- Dexamyl or "purple hearts", an obsolete antidepressant used as a recreational drug