If You Find a Heart - Purple Hearts Reunited (2024)

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If You Find a Heart - Purple Hearts Reunited? ›

Check our Lost Hearts Database to see if the heart you've found is listed. Send medals to Purple Hearts Reunited by registered mail to be cataloged and researched. Those that submit a medal are kept up to date with the return process and most often participate in the return ceremony.

For the Veteran: in general, the military services will work replacement medal requests for the veteran at no cost. This includes family members with the signed authorization of the veteran.

Service members can receive multiple Purple Hearts throughout their military career. The late Curry T. Haynes had the largest number of Purple Hearts bestowed upon a single service member to date.

How do I locate a Purple Heart recipient in the Roll of Honor Online? First select "Roll of Honor" from the links at the top of the homepage of this website. Second, type the name of the individual you are looking for (Last Name, First Name only). Select the search button.

In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order allowing the Navy to award the Purple Heart to Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guard personnel. Also in that year, the Purple Heart was made available for posthumous awarding to any member of the Armed Forces killed on or after December 6, 1941.

Check our Lost Hearts Database to see if the heart you've found is listed. Send medals to Purple Hearts Reunited by registered mail to be cataloged and researched. Those that submit a medal are kept up to date with the return process and most often participate in the return ceremony.

The Purple Heart is awarded for being wounded or killed in any military action against an enemy. Recipients of the Purple Heart receive many special federal and state benefits.

What does 💜 Purple Heart emoji mean? The Purple Heart emoji 💜 depicts a classic representation of a heart, colored purple. It is commonly used to represent love, support, close bonds, and admiration for things that have some relation to the color purple.

The nation's highest military award for valor is the Medal of Honor, presented by the president in Congress' name. By law, only U.S. service members who distinguish themselves “through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty” can receive the medal.

The Victoria Cross is the 'holy grail' for medal collectors because there are only 1,357 in existence. Bearing the inscription 'For valour' and known as a VC, this medal was first awarded for 'conspicuous bravery' in 1856 and later backdated to the Crimean war of 1854.

Are Purple Hearts traceable? ›

Is there a database listing Purple Heart Recipients? No. Unfortunately the government hasn't established an encompassing database to track the medals. The Purple Heart Hall of Honor has a working roster that can be helpful.

Additionally, Purple Heart recipients are eligible for 100 percent of their benefits for up to thirty-six months.

Purple Heart recipients are entitled to a higher level of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical treatment priority, preference in federal employment, special scholarships and tuition waivers, various vehicle and property tax exemptions, and enhanced retirement benefits.

Is it customary for members of the military to salute or stand at attention when meeting someone who has received a medal, such as a Purple Heart or Bronze Star, as a sign of respect for their sacrifice? No, that courtesy is only extended to recipients of the Medal of Honor.

Albert L. Ireland, U.S. Marine Corps: World War II (5), Korean War (4)

You can apply for a replacement medal if the original's been stolen or accidentally destroyed, for example in a fire.

A Purple Heart Medal can be revoked for a variety of reasons. The nature of a wound or death can be re-evaluated if prompted by a commanding officer or at the unit level and higher. Also, the nature of an engagement with a hostile enemy is subject to debate as well.

There were but two requirements: the applicant had to be alive at the time of application (no posthumous awards were permitted) and he had to prove that he had received a wound that necessitated treatment by a medical officer."

Its value lies in the recognition of the recipient's sacrifice and service to their country. Having said this, if we look at the latest auctions, we can see that most prices for Purple Hearts range from $65+ USD for Bronze Gilt/Enamelled versions to over $800 for specific decorations.