Purple Heart
Example Sentences
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Army combat veteran and a Purple Heart recipient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
After a grenade almost killed him in Normandy, he earned a Purple Heart and then sang in the jazz clubs of Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
A company called Purple Heart reportedly acted an an intermediary in the transfer.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
A four-star general awarded him a Purple Heart at his bedside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Scruggs was awarded a Purple Heart and sent back to his company.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
