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Today is National Purple Heart Day<\/a>.\u00a0 Please visit the Military Order of the Purple Heart<\/a>.<\/p>\n During the American Revolutionary War, the Badge for Military Merit decorated six known soldiers. Purple Heart Day on August 7 commemorates the creation of the oldest American military decoration for military merit, the Purple Heart and honors the men and women who are of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.<\/p>\n Created by General George Washington in 1782 to be presented to soldiers for \u201cany singularly meritorious action\u201d, the decoration was a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk bound with a thin edge of silver and the word Merit embroidered in silver across the face.<\/p>\n It is unknown who designed the Badge of Merit. It is also unknown how many soldiers may have received the honor symbolizing the courage and devotion of an American Patriot. According to\u00a0The Badge of Military Merit<\/em>\u00a0by Professor Ray Raymond, The \u201cBook of Merit\u201d where the names of possible recipients and their deeds were recorded has long been missing. According to the Badge of Military Merit by Professor Ray Raymond,<\/p>\n Until Washington\u2019s 200th birthday, the Purple Heart remained a Revolutionary War footnote. Through the efforts of General Douglas MacArthur, the U.S. War Department created the Order of the Purple Heart. Today the medal bears a bust of George Washington and his coat of arms.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I know most of you are posting some kind of recognition of this hallowed day in your social media pages.\u00a0 Just because we are who we are here, I thought it would be worth mentioning no sacred military honor goes by without being leached upon by those who embellish and dishonor their service.<\/p>\n
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