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Analysis: The Military Purple Heart
The Military Purple Heart was first awarded in August 7, 1782 as a Merit Award. It was not until 1932 that the award was created. U.S Armed Forces definition for Purple Heart is a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy. The Purple Heart has been through many changes but now is awarded for being wounded as before being just an award for Merit. Many of today’s recipients of the Purple Heart aren’t always due to direct fire but from road side bombs (I.E.D) or mines. Many of today’s soldiers who received the Purple Heart were injured from improvised explosive device from Iraq. Many convoys in Iraq would come across road side bombs of many forms and as a result we have lost many
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