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Caption: The Purple Heart Medal
Additional Description: The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the armed forces of the United States who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. It is specifically a combat decoration.
Submitted: November 13, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p10109
File Size: 0.031 Megabytes

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