Purple Heart Menstuff® has information on the Purple Heart. Chartered by Act of Congress For Combat Wounded Veterans Here's what to know about seeing a parking spot painted purple How many servicemen and servicewomen have received the Purple Heart Medal? Purple Heart Statistics Chartered by Act of Congress For Combat Wounded Veterans Chartered by Congress in 1958, The Military Order of the Purple Heart is composed of military men and women who received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds suffered in combat. Although our membership is restricted to the combat wounded, we support all veterans and their families with a myriad of nation-wide programs by Chapters and National Service Officers. Source: www.purpleheart.org/ Here's what to know about seeing a parking spot painted purple This Sam’s Club is honoring its local veterans in a special way, particularly those who have been wounded. It now features purple parking spots in the parking lot, which helps to represent those who have earned Purple Hearts. Teaming up with the Military Order of the Purple Heart to create this initiative, Sam’s Club wanted to send a clear message to those who served that they deeply respect and appreciate their military service and sacrifices. Many brick-and-mortar businesses have special handicapped parking spaces for the people who need them most, as is required by law. However, Sam’s Club wanted to make an effort to highlight those who have been rendered disabled by combat. It’s quite amazing that such a seemingly small gesture has the whole community involved, and it got even more people talking about the importance of respecting wounded veterans. Wait until you see one veteran’s reaction in his own words! How many servicemen and servicewomen have received the Purple Heart Medal? History reveals that 250,000 doughboys were eligible for the Purple Heart decoration as a result of Gen. MacArthur's decision to create the Purple Heart medal in 1932 and allow retroactive awards. World War ll saw close to 300,000 combat deaths and 650,000 military members wounded in actionnearly one million recipients of the Purple Heart. Next, the Korean War resulted in nearly 137,000 Purple Hearts awarded (33,600 killed in action and 103,000 wounded in action). With the advent of the Vietnam War, again Purple Heart medals were awarded to American servicemembers who died or were wounded in battle. Over 200,000 Purple Hearts were given to military members or their next of kin (47,000 combat deaths, 153,000 wounded in action). Since the Persian Gulf War, followed by the global war on terrorism, almost 50,000 Purple Heart medals have been awarded to servicemembers. Of these, over 35,400 went to military members or their next of kin who were wounded or killed in lraq, and another'12,500 in Afghanistan Source: www.sandiegopurpleheart.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/PH_Statistics.141165632.pdf Purple Heart Statistics World War I: 320,518/? World War II: 1,076,245/10,973 Korean War: 118,650/4,886 Vietnam War: 351,794/23,987 War on Terrorism: 42,955 (as of June 5, 2010) Persian Gulf War: 607 Afghanistan War: 7,027 (as of June 5, 2010) Iraq War: 35,321 (as of June 5, 2010) Female Members (lncl Associate); 92 Source: Legend: Total Recipients/Current Living en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart   *    *    * Contact Us | Disclaimer | Privacy Statement Menstuff® Directory Menstuff® is a registered trademark of Gordon Clay ©1996-2023, Gordon Clay