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  • noun Plural form of Purple Heart.

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Examples

  • I agree that calling the Purple Hearts into question was foolish and arguably uncalled for.

    Why I Don't Read LGF « Lean Left 2008

  • “I agree that calling the Purple Hearts into question was foolish and arguably uncalled for.”

    Why I Don't Read LGF « Lean Left 2008

  • Long's parents are fighting for formal recognition, namely Purple Hearts, for their son and his wounded comrade, Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Long's parents are fighting for formal recognition, namely Purple Hearts, for their son and his wounded comrade, Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Because of a wound by a ricochet bullet early in his career and a more recent shrapnel wound from an enemy grenade during a firefight, Kap now has three Purple Hearts.

    Despite the loss of a leg, Army Ranger is back in the fight 2011

  • Hailing from a poor Catholic neighborhood in Buffalo, N.Y., Donovan 1883-1959 won early renown as the most-decorated officer of World War I, earning the Distinguished Service Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak-leaf clusters, two Purple Hearts and the Congressional Medal of Honor.

    The Spymaster's Spymaster Andrew Roberts 2011

  • Because of a wound by a ricochet bullet early in his career and a more recent shrapnel wound from an enemy grenade during a firefight, Kap now has three Purple Hearts.

    Despite the loss of a leg, Army Ranger is back in the fight 2011

  • Among them, they had a Navy Cross, four Silver Stars, 26 Bronze Stars for valor and four Purple Hearts.

    Hunting With SEALs Karl Rove 2011

  • Because of a wound by a ricochet bullet early in his career and a more recent shrapnel wound from an enemy grenade during a firefight, Kap now has three Purple Hearts.

    Despite the loss of a leg, Army Ranger is back in the fight 2011

  • Because of a wound by a ricochet bullet early in his career and a more recent shrapnel wound from an enemy grenade during a firefight, Kap now has three Purple Hearts.

    Despite the loss of a leg, Army Ranger is back in the fight 2011

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