Almanac: Today is Purple Heart Appreciation Day
wltx 9:04 AM. EST August 07, 2016
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While the Medal of Honor is still the highest military decoration, the Purple Heart is the oldest.
It began as the Badge of Military Merit ... an extraordinary piece of American history, created on August 7, 1782.
"The Badge of Military Merit is significant, because it is the inspiration for the modern Purple Heart," said Peter Bedrossian, program director of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, in New Windsor, N.Y.
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