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The Order of the Purple Heart for Military Merit was the first U.S. military decoration, instituted by Gen.
For his service, Morgan was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
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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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.
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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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.
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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It was not used after the Revolutionary War, however, until it was revived in 1932, after Washington's order establishing the award was discovered among his papers, according to the Web site of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
The Purple Heart is bestowed upon a service member or U.S. civilian serving under the military's authority who "has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received" while in action against an enemy or in a terrorist attack, according to the Pentagon's Manual of Military Awards.
Here is someone who fought and bled for his country, who enlisted as a volunteer to serve and fight in Vietnam, who was awarded the Purple Heart twice, who then served in the VA and as head of USO, and then as a United States senator, and since then as an advisor to the President on intelligence matters on the Intelligence Advisory Board.
During the war he received a Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
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Monti's military decorations already included the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, five Army Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals, three Good Conduct Medals and three National Defense Service Medals, the White House statement said.
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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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"It has been a challenge ever since just to be able to do various activities that I used to do on a regular basis, " said Blais, who was in a coma for five months after the blast and was awarded a Purple Heart.
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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The document specifies medals won by Hubbard, including a Purple Heart with a Palm, implying that he was wounded in action twice.
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.
William Callahan, chief of staff of the young man's unit, handed Hutchings' mother a Purple Heart awarded to her son posthumously.
Commander Coughlin was at the Pentagon the day of the attacks almost 10 years ago and received a Meritorious Service Medal and Purple Heart for his actions in saving others on that day as well as for injuries he sustained.
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