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pur·ple heart
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Princeton's WordNet
Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heartnoun
a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action
sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple heartnoun
a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
Wiktionary
purple heartnoun
The drug phenobarbitone when used for illicit purposes.
Purple Heartnoun
A US military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after 5 April 1917 with the U.S. military.
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purple heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. It represents a tangible recognition of the sacrifices and bravery of the service members.
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Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award that is still given to members of the U.S. military, the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of purple heart in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of purple heart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of purple heart in a Sentence
If I could give you a Purple Heart, I would. You deserve one.
How do you compare someone getting wounded in combat to someone getting in trouble for message he sent? How can Cohen claim (Strzok) get a Purple Heart for that?
Even if he had never performed the actions for which he is being recognized here today, Ed Byers would be long remembered for his compassion, his sacrifice and his endurance: 11 overseas deployments, nine combat tours, recipient of the Purple Heart twice, Bronze Star with valor five times.
My father was in Korea, and did two tours and had a Purple Heart, and so my brother and I wanted to follow in his footsteps. He passed away when we were 10.
I think it's almost unheard of for someone to receive the Purple Heart but not have their injuries deemed combat-related, i know that was not what Congress intended to have happen, but it is what currently the Army has determined is going to happen.
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