Purple Heart

Example Sentences

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Army combat veteran and a Purple Heart recipient.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

On the wall in my den are my father’s medals: a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star from when the United States sent my father, Marcelo Villanueva, and others like him, to fight Adolf Hitler.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

A company called Purple Heart reportedly acted an an intermediary in the transfer.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Man, I think if we make it out of here we deserve a Medal of Honor or a Purple Heart.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones