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Purple Heart

noun

U.S. Armed Forces.
  1. a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy.


Purple Heart

1

noun

  1. a decoration awarded to members of the US Armed Forces for a wound incurred in action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

purple heart

2

noun

  1. any of several tropical American leguminous trees of the genus Peltogyne
  2. the decorative purple heartwood of any of these trees
  3. informal.
    a heart-shaped purple tablet consisting mainly of amphetamine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of Purple Heart1

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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It could be Preacher, who has a religious bent; or Bigger, the raw but hyperobservant new recruit; or the war-weary Silk, who already has a Purple Heart; or the aggressive Crazy Horse.

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Several veterans groups separately filed a brief supporting the order: The Vietnam Veterans of America California State Council and four VVA chapters, the Amvets Department of California and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

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Twenty minutes later, Foster returns to PCH with not only the Purple Heart, but several family photos, wrapped carefully in a tablecloth.

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He insults himself in the first minute of the movie, and from then on wears his humiliations like a Purple Heart pinned to his hairy, simian chest.

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The military sent dozens of documents to Svoboda about Kubinec’s DNA testing and his service, including his posthumous Purple Heart.

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