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Appearance[edit]

Is there a specific reason that the colors are capitalized under the Appearance header? RaD Man 17:44, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)


Common Title for war movies[edit]

Term "Purple Heart" has been used at least 3 times as the title for war movies. See imdb.com for details.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bbirrell (talkcontribs) 05:47, 11 June 2005.

Does this need to be in here?[edit]

While I appreciate that this is all factually true and well-cited, it seems unnecessary:

In an Oval Office ceremony on April 16, 2007, President George W. Bush accepted a Purple Heart presented to him by a Vietnam War veteran, who said the President had earned the medal by enduring verbal criticism from the public. Explained the veteran: "We feel like emotional wounds and scars are as hard to carry as physical wounds."[2][3] While there is no prohibition against legitimate purple heart recipients giving away medals, such “emotional wounds” are clearly not covered by the criteria for service members as outlined in B 2.and B 5. above.

In May 2006, a soldier made national headlines after giving his Purple Heart to a girl who had written many letters to troops. [4]

In May 2007, Vietnam veteran Jerrell Hudman announced that he planned to give one of his three Purple Hearts to George, a Jack Russell terrier. George died from injuries sustained when he saved a group of five children from being mauled by two pit bull terriers in New Zealand. [5]

It doesn't seem to have a lot of relevance on learning about the purple heart decoration. Anyone have any comments? - CredoFromStart talk 14:20, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Completely relevant — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.92.56.236 (talk) 23:12, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Moved Here[edit]

Moved the below section here, since its become obsolete due to BRAC. There is an office in Fort Knox now that handles all the award determinations for the Army. Also, this appears to have been a strictly Army specific section, and was slightly misleading as this is not how USAF, USN, USMC, or USCG vets would go about getting a replacement PH Medal.

A Purple Heart may be issued to a fallen veteran's next of kin in the event that they are deceased. Issue will be made automatically by the Commanding General, PERSCOM, upon receiving a report of death indicating entitlement. For those who became Prisoners of War after 25 April 1962, the Purple Heart will be awarded to individuals wounded while prisoners of foreign forces, upon submission by the individual to the Department of the U.S. Army of an affidavit that is supported by a statement from a witness, if this is possible. Documentation and inquiries should be directed to Commander, PERSCOM, ATTN: TAPC-PDA, Alexandria, VA 22332-0471. Any member of the U.S. Army who believes that he or she is eligible for the Purple Heart, but through unusual circumstances no award was made, may submit an application through military channels, to Commander, PERSCOM, ATTN: TAPC PDA, Alexandria, VA 22332-0471. Application will include complete documentation, to include evidence of medical treatment, pertaining to the wound.

Curry Haynes[edit]

To JBedsole: As I explained on my talk page, I have doubts about the veracity of these claims. I'm not going to edit war over it but I guarantee you're going to feel silly if you're proved a liar. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:00, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

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Possible removal from list[edit]

An entry in List of colors: N–Z contained a link to this page.

The entry is :

  • Purple Heart

I don't see any evidence that this color is discussed in this article and plan to delete it from the list per this discussion: Talk:List_of_colors#New_approach_to_review_of_entries

If someone decides that this color should have a section in this article and it is added, I would appreciate a ping.--S Philbrick(Talk) 12:53, 3 September 2018 (UTC)