Purple Heart

Example Sentences

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Army combat veteran and a Purple Heart recipient.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

As a marine, Mueller earned a Bronze Star for valor and a Purple Heart for wounds received in combat.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

He joined the Marines and led a rifle platoon of the Third Marine Division in Vietnam, where he received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

A four-star general awarded him a Purple Heart at his bedside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

It was humiliating to be offered a Purple Heart now, and he wasn’t going to let his platoon leader insult him like that.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge