Who is awarded a purple heart

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Spotlight: U. The profile on the front of the Purple Heart is Gen. George Washington, who established the Badge of Military Merit — the precursor to the Purple Heart — in , when he was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. The Badge of Military Merit was awarded to three Revolutionary War Soldiers by Washington himself, and although never abolished, it was not proposed again officially until after World War I.

While many service members have received multiple Purple Hearts, only three people have received 10 of them. John Pershing. William White served 11 years in the Marine Corps before joining the Army in Curry Haynes received his 10 Purple Hearts for wounds he received while serving in the Army in and , in Vietnam.