Purple Heart Medal

Purple Heart Medal

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What is the Purple Heart?

Introduction of the Purple Heart Medal, Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), and its Ladies' Auxiliary (LAMOPH).

The Purple Heart Medal

Official Description of the Purple Heart award from the Institute of Heraldry that includes description of the Purple Heart Medal, award eligibility criteria, and history.

Purple Heart Award Criteria

AR 600-8-22 of February 25, 1995, and Public Law 104-106 of February 10, 1996, specify the criteria governing the award of the Purple Heart Medal.

History of the Purple Heart

The Purple Heart then and now.

Why Purple?

An excellent article by Robert L. Marks, Past National Americanism Officer of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, answers this frequently asked question.