Which is why Arizona veteran, Al Lee, decided he should give Rep. Giffords his Purple Heart.
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After eight years, four tours and a Purple Heart, the Marine Corps didn't want him anymore.
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At a VA medical center, with his parents at his side, he was presented a Purple Heart.
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With donations and grants, Purple Heart Homes has grown rapidly since it was founded four years ago.
The Order of the Purple Heart for Military Merit was the first U.S. military decoration, instituted by Gen.
But when Purple Heart Homes built a wheelchair ramp in front of his home, it changed his life.
During the war he received a Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
For his service, Morgan was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
Mann has added it to his other World War II mementos, including a Purple Heart he received belatedly in 2010.
But that has caused some resentment among traditional warriors because it is ranked above the Purple Heart or Bronze Star.
He would go on to win the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, along with the admiration of his fellow soldiers.
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William Callahan, chief of staff of the young man's unit, handed Hutchings' mother a Purple Heart awarded to her son posthumously.
Nonmilitary victims could receive the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom, the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart.
He is the recipient of the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals, the Purple Heart, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
The document specifies medals won by Hubbard, including a Purple Heart with a Palm, implying that he was wounded in action twice.
The challenge coin is one part of the Purple Heart which also includes the medal proper and a lapel pin.
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This local support is an essential part of Purple Heart Homes.
And Spurs owner Peter Holt, 58, a Vietnam hero--Silver Star, three Bronze Stars, Purple Heart--who before rehab in 1981 had a long history of alcohol abuse.
Sergeant Gabriel Herrera, who, in his first deployment, became a recipient of the Purple Heart, due to injuries sustained from an IED blast to his vehicle.
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Murtha told of working inside the Pentagon to have a Purple Heart awarded to a young soldier whose body had been torn apart by an American bomb.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Thursday announced that members of the Armed Forces who died in the September 11 attacks will receive the Purple Heart military decoration.
They confirm that as a fighter pilot he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, silver and bronze stars, a purple heart and other medals.
U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords has received a Purple Heart after being shot in the head by a would-be-assassin while meeting with constituents in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8.
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This is actually the second Purple Heart Giffords has received.
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Tony Odierno, who made a great sacrifice here in Iraq on behalf of his country and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star with a V for Valor.
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Of course, nobody can criticize the effort to make a living especially by an individual who earned five Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart during his years of military service.
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