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All Purple Heart recipients are eligible for Post-9/11 G.I. Bill (Chapter 33 benefits) to help pay for school or job training. Individuals who received a Purple Heart on or after September 11, 2001, and were honorably discharged after any amount of service, are also eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Associate Membership is available to a parent, spouse, sibling, lineal or adopted descendant (child, grandchild or great-grandchild) of either a living or deceased Purple Heart recipient, evidence of the award of the Purple Heart and the relationship must be submitted with the application.

Don't you already have the names of all the recipients? We do not have the names of all the recipients as there is no comprehensive list of Purple Heart recipients in existence.

All Purple Heart recipients are eligible for Post-9/11 G.I. Bill (Chapter 33 benefits) to help pay for school or job training. Individuals who received a Purple Heart on or after September 11, 2001, and were honorably discharged after any amount of service, are also eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

It was redesignated as the Purple Heart in 1927, and has been known as such ever since. 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.

On July 25, 2021, the Washington State Legislature passed HB 1250, officially designating the state a Purple Heart State; this further acknowledges the Washington States' gratitude to the men and women of the military who were killed or wounded as a result of an act of an enemy of the United States or in military ...

Associate Membership is available to a parent, spouse, sibling, lineal or adopted descendant (child, grandchild or great-grandchild) of either a living or deceased Purple Heart recipient, evidence of the award of the Purple Heart and the relationship must be submitted with the application.

Eligibility for a Purple Heart applies to service members who suffered a wound: 1) As the direct or indirect result of enemy action, and 2) The wound required treatment by a medical officer at the time of the injury.

Don't you already have the names of all the recipients? We do not have the names of all the recipients as there is no comprehensive list of Purple Heart recipients in existence.

HOWEVER, PTSD AND OTHER COMBAT STRESS INJURIES DO NOT MEET THE PH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT THAT THE INJURY MUST BE THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION. THIS POSITION WAS REAFFIRMED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN NOV 2008.

You must be active duty or have an honorable/general discharge. Your DD-214, DD-215 or equivalent documentation (orders, command letters, etc.) must be submitted to validate the award along with a signed application or online application Lifetime membership application fee is $200.00.

Purple HeartTotal awarded posthumouslyApproximately 430,000Total recipientsover 2,000,000 (including eligible casualties in World War I who may not have been awarded the Purple Heart)Websitemedia.defense.govService ribbon14 more rows

It was redesignated as the Purple Heart in 1927, and has been known as such ever since. 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.

To obtain a copy of the necessary documentation, please contact the National Personnel Records Center. If you are not a veteran or the next of kin, you must complete the Standard Form 180 (SF180). This form is available at National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

On July 25, 2021, the Washington State Legislature passed HB 1250, officially designating the state a Purple Heart State; this further acknowledges the Washington States' gratitude to the men and women of the military who were killed or wounded as a result of an act of an enemy of the United States or in military ...

There are an estimated 1.8 million Purple Heart recipients. Some of those who were wounded are living, working and volunteering in our communities today. Families of those lost remember their loved ones every day. Retired Army Sgt.

ing to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, more than 1.8 million Purple Heart medals have been presented to service members since the award was created in 1782.

Eligibility for a Purple Heart applies to service members who suffered a wound: 1) As the direct or indirect result of enemy action, and 2) The wound required treatment by a medical officer at the time of the injury.

HOWEVER, PTSD AND OTHER COMBAT STRESS INJURIES DO NOT MEET THE PH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT THAT THE INJURY MUST BE THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION. THIS POSITION WAS REAFFIRMED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN NOV 2008.

You must be active duty or have an honorable/general discharge. Your DD-214, DD-215 or equivalent documentation (orders, command letters, etc.) must be submitted to validate the award along with a signed application or online application Lifetime membership application fee is $200.00.

Purple HeartTotal awarded posthumouslyApproximately 430,000Total recipientsover 2,000,000 (including eligible casualties in World War I who may not have been awarded the Purple Heart)Websitemedia.defense.govService ribbon14 more rows

To obtain a copy of the necessary documentation, please contact the National Personnel Records Center. If you are not a veteran or the next of kin, you must complete the Standard Form 180 (SF180). This form is available at National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

There are an estimated 1.8 million Purple Heart recipients. Some of those who were wounded are living, working and volunteering in our communities today. Families of those lost remember their loved ones every day. Retired Army Sgt.

ing to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, more than 1.8 million Purple Heart medals have been presented to service members since the award was created in 1782.