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2. Purple Hearts Reunited - Wikipedia

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   After returning the medal to the sister of the original recipient, a World War II veteran, Fike's subsequent research revealed numerous Purple Hearts and other medals available for sale or trade through online auction sites, at antique stores, flea markets, and pawnshops, and through other sources. [1]

3. Purple Heart - Wikipedia

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   The Purple Heart award is a 1 + 3 ⁄ 8-inch-wide (35 mm) purple- and gold-colored heart-shaped brass-alloy medal containing a profile of General George Washington. Above the heart appears a shield of the coat of arms of George Washington (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves.

4. List of military awards and decorations of World War II

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   The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II

5. WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 ...

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   The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly ...

6. List of wound decorations by country - Wikipedia

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   DEA Purple Heart Award: Awarded by the Drug Enforcement Administration to honor individuals who had lost their lives or been seriously injured enforcing the drug laws of the United States United Kingdom: Elizabeth Cross: For next of kin of members of the British Armed Forces killed in action or as a result of a terrorist attack after World War II

7. WWII veteran surprised with Purple Heart 70 years later - AOL

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   A World War II veteran was finally awarded a Purple Heart Thursday after earning it 70 years ago. And the whole ceremony was one big surprise. Chris Henry told WLUK: "It is our honor to present to ...

8. World War II Purple Heart medal returns to recipient's family

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   Dedicated workers at a Goodwill store in Tucson, Arizona were determined to do the right thing after they discovered the medal while sorting through a box of houseware donations.

9. WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 ...

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   PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict. “I don’t have words.