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purple heart any of several tropical American leguminous trees of the genus Peltogyne 2. the decorative purple heartwood of any of these trees Purple Heart U.S. medal awarded to those wounded in military action. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Bravery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I still get chills thinking about him standing there at the memorial in a pouring rain in the middle of the night with a Purple Heart medal in his hand. His awards and decorations included the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, European African Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon and Silver Campaign Stars. The "V" device and the Purple Heart medals in eliminating disparate qualification criteria among the military services |
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