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  1. Purple Heart Day

Purple Heart Day

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Representatives for the Great Aloha Run, Semper Fi Fund and the Wingman Foundation pose for a photo. (U.S. Marine Corps/Harley Thomas)
These 10 Wounded Veteran Charities Have Big Impact

How do you find the best wounded veterans charities? This list will help.

The military Purple Heart medal
The Complex History of the Purple Heart

1.8 million Purple Hearts have been awarded in our history. Many of these medals become lost, stolen, or misplaced.

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Purple Heart Benefits

Those awarded the Purple Heart are entitled to many state and federal benefits.

U.S. Military Purple Heart medal. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
What to Do if You Find a Purple Heart

What should you do if you find a Purple Heart medal? This organization can help.

‘Purple Heart Day’ Honors America’s Wounded Service Members

On August 7, take a moment to hear a wounded veteran's story and learn what the Purple Heart means.

Helen Ayer Patton, granddaughter of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., takes time to read the names of fallen Soldiers at the Screaming Eagle Memorial Aerie inside the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) headquarters during her visit to Fort Campbell, Feb. 25, 2019. (U.S. Army/Sgt. James Griffin)
Patton's Granddaughter to Return Missing Footlocker to WWII Vet's Family

National Purple Heart Day was marked by the return of seven Purple Hearts earned by WWII and Vietnam veterans.

Customers bag groceries at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force/Joshua Arends)
Purple Heart Recipients to Get Commissary, MWR Access

This major new benefit will hit in 2020.

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