Purple Heart Embroidered Patch with “COMBAT WOUNDED” Tab – Military Merit – 4 1/2″ Diameter Circular Patch with Tab – Wax Backing (Iron On)

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Purple Heart Embroidered Patch with “Combat Wounded” Tab – Military Merit – 4 1/2″ Diameter Circular Patch with Tab – Wax Backing (Iron On)

It is one of the most recognized and respected medals awarded to members of the U.S.
armed forces. Introduced as the “Badge of Military Merit” by General George
Washington in 1782, the Purple Heart is also the nation’s oldest military award. In
military terms, the award had “broken service,” as it was ignored for nearly 150 years
until it was re-introduced on February 22, 1932, on the 200th anniversary of George
Washington’s birth. The medal’s plain inscription “FOR MILITARY MERIT” barely
expresses its significance.