Purple Heart recipients from the Vietnam War and their spouses attend the National Purple Heart Day Ceremony at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in, Virginia. General George Washington established a badge of merit that became the Purple Heart Medal on August 7, 1782.
Purple Heart recipients from the Vietnam War and their spouses attend the National Purple Heart Day Ceremony at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in, Virginia. General George Washington established a badge of merit that became the Purple Heart Medal on August 7, 1782.