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Purple Heart
Purple Heart Medal
Awarded by the
Department of Defense[1]
Department of Homeland Security[2]
Type
Military medal (Decoration)
Eligibility
Military personnel
Awarded for
"Being wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States or as a result of an act of any such enemy or opposing armed forces"
Status
Currently awarded
Description
Obverse profile of George Washington
Statistics
First awarded
February 22, 1932
Total awarded
Approximately 1,910,162 (as of June 5, 2010)[3]
Precedence
Next (higher)
Bronze Star Medal[4]
Next (lower)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal[4]

Purple Heart Service Ribbon
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U.S. military members – the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York.
Contents
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1 History
2 Criteria
3 Appearance
3.1 Devices
4 Presentation
5 Requests
5.1 Retroactive requests
5.2 Destroyed record requests
6 Notable recipients
6.1 Most Purple Heart awards
7 See also
7.1 Foreign equivalents
8 References
9 External links
History[edit]
The original Purple Heart, designated as the Badge of Military Merit, was established by George Washington – then the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army – by order from his Newburgh, New York headquarters on August 7, 1782. The Badge of Military Merit was only awarded to three Revolutionary War soldiers by Gen. George Washington himself. General Washington authorized his subordinate officers to issue Badges of Merit as appropriate. From then on, as its legend grew, so did its appearance. Although never abolished, the award of the badge was not proposed again officially until after World War I.[5][6]
On October 10, 1927, Army Chief of Staff General Charles Pelot Summerall directed that a draft bill be sent to Congress "to revive the Badge of Military Merit". The bill was withdrawn and action on the case ceased January 3, 1928, but the office of the Adjutant General was instructed to file all materials collected for possible future use. A number of private interests sought to have the medal re-instituted in the Army; this included the board of directors of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum in Ticonderoga, New York.
On January 7, 1931, Summerall’s successor, General Douglas MacArthur, confidentially reopened work on a new design, involving the Washington Commission of Fine Arts. Elizabeth Will, an Army heraldic specialist in the Office of the Quartermaster General, was named to redesign the newly revived medal, which became known as the Purple Heart. Using general specifications provided to her, Will created the design sketch for the present medal of the Purple Heart. The new design, which exhibits a bust and profile of George Washington, was issued on the bicentennial of Washington's birth. Will's obituary, in the edition of February 8, 1975 of The Washington Post newspaper, reflects her many contributions to military heraldry.
Sign on Interstate 35 designating the Purple Heart Trail.
Purple Heart Memorial, Westland, Michigan
The Commission of Fine Arts solicited plaster models from three leading sculptors for the medal, selecting that of John R. Sinnock of the Philadelphia Mint in May 1931. By Executive Order of the President of the United States, the Purple Heart was revived on the 200th Anniversary of George Washington's birth, out of respect to his memory and military achievements, by War Department General Order No. 3, dated February 22, 1932.
The criteria were announced in a War Department circular dated February 22, 1932, and authorized award to soldiers, upon their request, who had been awarded the Meritorious Service Citation Certificate, Army Wound Ribbon, or were authorized to wear Wound Chevrons subsequent to April 5, 1917, the day before the United States entered World War I. The first Purple Heart was awarded to MacArthur. During the early period of American involvement in World War II (December 7, 1941 – September 22, 1943), the Purple Heart was awarded both for wounds received in action against the enemy and for meritorious performance of duty. With the establishment of the Legion of Merit, by an Act of Congress, the practice of awarding the Purple Heart for meritorious service was discontinued. By Executive Order 9277, dated December 3, 1942, the decoration was applied to all services; the order required reasonable uniform application of the regulations for each of the Services. This executive order also authorized the award only for wounds received. For both military and civilian personnel during the World War II era, to meet eligibility for the Purple Heart, AR 600-45, dated September 22, 1943, and May 3, 1944, required identification of circumstances.
After the award was re-authorized in 1932 some U.S. Army wounded from conflicts prior to the first World War applied for, and were awarded, the Purple Heart: "...veterans of the Civil War and Indian Wars, as well as the Spanish-American War, China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion), and Philippine Insurrection also were awarded the Purple Heart. This is because the original regulations governing the award of the Purple Heart, published by the Army in 1932, provided that any soldier who had been wounded in any conflict involving U.S. Army personnel might apply for the new medal. There were but two requirements: the applicant had to be alive at the time of application (no posthumous awards were permitted) and he had to prove that he had received a wound that necessitated treatment by a medical officer."[7]
Subject to approval of the Secretary of Defense, Executive Order 10409, dated February 12, 1952, revised authorizations to include the Service Secretaries. Dated April 25, 1962, Executive Order 11016, included provisions for posthumous award of the Purple Heart. Dated February 23, 1984, Executive Order 12464, authorized award of the Purple Heart as a result of terrorist attacks, or while serving as part of a peacekeeping force, subsequent to March 28, 1973.
On June 13, 1985, the Senate approved an amendment to the 1985 Defense Authorization Bill, which changed the precedence of the Purple Heart award, from immediately above the Good Conduct Medal to immediately above the Meritorious Service Medals. Public Law 99-145 authorized the award for wounds received as a result of friendly fire. Public Law 104-106 expanded the eligibility date, authorizing award of the Purple Heart to a former prisoner of war who was wounded after April 25, 1962. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85) changed the criteria to delete authorization for award of the Purple Heart to any civilian national of the United States, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with the Armed Forces. This change was effective May 18, 1998.[8]
During World War II, 1,506,000 Purple Heart medals were manufactured in anticipation of the estimated casualties resulting from the planned Allied invasion of Japan and by the end of the war even accounting for those lost, stolen or wasted, nearly 500,000 remained. To the present date, total combined American military casualties of the seventy years following the end of World War II—including the Korean and Vietnam Wars—have not exceeded that number. In 2003, there remained 120,000 Purple Heart medals in stock. The existing surplus allowed combat units in Iraq and Afghanistan to keep Purple Hearts on-hand for immediate award to soldiers wounded in the field.[9]
The "History" section of the November 2009 edition of National Geographic estimated the number of Purple Hearts given. Above the estimates, the text reads, "Any tally of Purple Hearts is an estimate. Awards are often given during conflict; records aren't always exact" (page 33).[3] The estimates are as follows:
World War I: 320,518
World War II: 1,076,245
Korean War: 118,650
Vietnam War: 351,794
Persian Gulf War: 607
Afghanistan War: 7,027 (as of June 5, 2010)
Iraq War: 35,321 (as of June 5, 2010)
Criteria[edit]
Admiral Mike Mullen reads the citations for seven soldiers receiving Purple Hearts for wounds sustained in Afghanistan
A soldier is awarded the Purple Heart during a ceremony on Coleman Barracks
The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after April 5, 1917, has been wounded or killed. Specific examples of services which warrant the Purple Heart include any action against an enemy of the United States; any action with an opposing armed force of a foreign country in which the Armed Forces of the United States are or have been engaged; while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party; as a result of an act of any such enemy of opposing armed forces; or as the result of an act of any hostile foreign force. After March 28, 1973, it may be awarded as a result of an international terrorist attack against the United States or a foreign nation friendly to the United States, recognized as such an attack by the Secretary of the Army, or jointly by the Secretaries of the separate armed services concerned if persons from more than one service are wounded in the attack. After March 28, 1973, it may be awarded as a result of military operations while serving outside the territory of the United States as part of a peacekeeping force.[10]
The Purple Heart differs from most other decorations in that an individual is not "recommended" for the decoration; rather he or she is entitled to it upon meeting specific criteria. A Purple Heart is awarded for the first wound suffered under conditions indicated above, but for each subsequent award an oak leaf cluster or 5/16 inch star is worn in lieu of another medal. Not more than one award will be made for more than one wound or injury received at the same instant.
A "wound" is defined as an injury to any part of the body from an outside force or agent sustained under one or more of the conditions listed above. A physical lesion is not required; however, the wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by a medical officer and records of medical treatment for wounds or injuries received in action must have been made a matter of official record. When contemplating an award of this decoration, the key issue that commanders must take into consideration is the degree to which the enemy caused the injury. The fact that the proposed recipient was participating in direct or indirect combat operations is a necessary prerequisite, but is not sole justification for award. The Purple Heart is not awarded for non-combat injuries.[10]
Enemy-related injuries which justify the award of the Purple Heart include: injury caused by enemy bullet, shrapnel, or other projectile created by enemy action; injury caused by enemy placed land mine, naval mine, or trap; injury caused by enemy released chemical, biological, or nuclear agent; injury caused by vehicle or aircraft accident resulting from enemy fire; and, concussion injuries caused as a result of enemy generated explosions.
Injuries or wounds which do not qualify for award of the Purple Heart include frostbite or trench foot injuries; heat stroke; food poisoning not caused by enemy agents; chemical, biological, or nuclear agents not released by the enemy; battle fatigue; disease not directly caused by enemy agents; accidents, to include explosive, aircraft, vehicular, and other accidental wounding not related to or caused by enemy action; self-inflicted wounds (e.g., a soldier accidentally or intentionally fires their own gun and the bullet strikes his or her leg), except when in the heat of battle, and not involving gross negligence; post-traumatic stress disorders;[11] and jump injuries not caused by enemy action.
It is not intended that such a strict interpretation of the requirement for the wound or injury to be caused by direct result of hostile action be taken that it would preclude the award being made to deserving personnel. Commanders must also take into consideration the circumstances surrounding an injury, even if it appears to meet the criteria. In the case of an individual injured while making a parachute landing from an aircraft that had been brought down by enemy fire; or, an individual injured as a result of a vehicle accident caused by enemy fire, the decision will be made in favor of the individual and the award will be made. As well, individuals wounded or killed as a result of "friendly fire" in the "heat of battle" will be awarded the Purple Heart as long as the "friendly" projectile or agent was released with the full intent of inflicting damage or destroying enemy troops or equipment. Individuals injured as a result of their own negligence, such as by driving or walking through an unauthorized area known to have been mined or placed off limits or searching for or picking up unexploded munitions as war souvenirs, will not be awarded the Purple Heart as they clearly were not injured as a result of enemy action, but rather by their own negligence.
From 1942 to 1997, civilians serving or closely affiliated with the armed forces—as government employees, Red Cross workers, war correspondents, and the like—were eligible to receive the Purple Heart. Among the earliest civilians to receive the award were nine firefighters of the Honolulu Fire Department killed or wounded while fighting fires at Hickam Field during the attack on Pearl Harbor.[12] About 100 men and women received the award, the most famous being newspaperman Ernie Pyle who was awarded a Purple Heart posthumously by the Army after being killed by Japanese machine gun fire in the Pacific Theater, near the end of World War II. Before his death, Pyle had seen and experienced combat in the European Theater, while accompanying and writing about infantrymen for the folks back home.[13]
The most recent Purple Hearts presented to civilians occurred after the terrorist attacks at Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia, in 1996—for their injuries, about 40 U.S. civil service employees received the award.
However, in 1997, at the urging of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Congress passed legislation prohibiting future awards of the Purple Heart to civilians. Today, the Purple Heart is reserved for men and women in uniform. Civilian employees of the U.S. Department of Defense who are killed or wounded as a result of hostile action may receive the new Defense of Freedom Medal. This award was created shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Animals are generally not eligible for the Purple Heart; however, there have been rare instances when animals holding military rank were honored with the award. An example includes the horse Sergeant Reckless during the Korean War.
Appearance[edit]
The Purple Heart award is a heart-shaped medal within a gold border, 1 3⁄8 inches (35 mm) wide, containing a profile of General George Washington. Above the heart appears a shield of the coat of arms of George Washington (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves. The reverse consists of a raised bronze heart with the words FOR MILITARY MERIT below the coat of arms and leaves.
The ribbon is 1 and 3⁄8 inches (35 mm) wide and consists of the following stripes: 1⁄8 inch (3 mm) white 67101; 1 1⁄8 inches (29 mm) purple 67115; and 1⁄8 inch (3 mm) white 67101.[5]
Devices[edit]
Lapel Pin
Additional awards of the Purple Heart are denoted by oak leaf clusters in the Army and Air Force, and additional awards of the Purple Heart Medal are denoted by 5/16 inch stars in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.[4]
Presentation[edit]
Purple Heart Medal with 5⁄16 Inch Gold Star in presentation case. USN-USMC, World War II.
Current active duty personnel are awarded the Purple Heart upon recommendation from their chain of command, stating the injury that was received and the action in which the service member was wounded. The award authority for the Purple Heart is normally at the level of an Army Brigade, Marine Corps Division, Air Force Wing, or Navy Task Force. While the award of the Purple Heart is considered automatic for all wounds received in combat, each award presentation must still be reviewed to ensure that the wounds received were as a result of enemy action. Modern day Purple Heart presentations are recorded in both hardcopy and electronic service records. The annotation of the Purple Heart is denoted both with the service member's parent command and at the headquarters of the military service department. An original citation and award certificate are presented to the service member and filed in the field service record.
U.S. Army Purple Heart Certificate for a soldier wounded during the Korean War.
A man wearing a Purple Heart during an anti-Vietnam War peace March 1967
During the Vietnam War, Korean War, and World War II, the Purple Heart was often awarded on the spot, with occasional entries made into service records. In addition, during mass demobilizations following each of America's major wars of the 20th century, it was common occurrence to omit mention from service records of a Purple Heart award. This occurred due to clerical errors, and became problematic once a service record was closed upon discharge. In terms of keeping accurate records, it was commonplace for some field commanders to engage in bedside presentations of the Purple Heart. This typically entailed a general entering a hospital with a box of Purple Hearts, pinning them on the pillows of wounded service members, then departing with no official records kept of the visit, or the award of the Purple Heart. Service members, themselves, complicated matters by unofficially leaving hospitals, hastily returning to their units to rejoin battle so as to not appear a malingerer. In such cases, even if a service member had received actual wounds in combat, both the award of the Purple Heart, as well as the entire visit to the hospital, was unrecorded in official records.
Service members requesting retroactive awards of the Purple Heart must normally apply through the National Personnel Records Center. Following a review of service records, qualified Army members are awarded the Purple Heart by the U.S. Army Human Resources Command in Alexandria, Virginia. Air Force veterans are awarded the Purple Heart by the Awards Office of Randolph Air Force Base, while Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, present Purple Hearts to veterans through the Navy Liaison Officer at the National Personnel Records Center. Simple clerical errors, where a Purple Heart is denoted in military records, but was simply omitted from a (WD AGO Form 53-55 (predecessor to the) DD Form 214 (Report of Separation), are corrected on site at the National Personnel Records Center through issuance of a DD-215 document.
Requests[edit]
Retroactive requests[edit]
Because the Purple Heart did not exist prior to 1932, decoration records are not annotated in the service histories of veterans wounded, or killed, by enemy action, prior to establishment of the medal. The Purple Heart is, however, retroactive to 1917 meaning it may be presented to veterans as far back as First World War. Prior to 2006, service departments would review all available records, including older service records, and service histories, to determine if a veteran warranted a retroactive Purple Heart. As of 2008, such records are listed as "Archival", by the National Archives and Records Administration, meaning they have been transferred from the custody of the military, and can no longer be loaned and transferred for retroactive medals determination. In such cases, requestors asking for a Purple Heart (especially from records of the First World War) are provided with a complete copy of all available records (or reconstructed records in the case of the 1973 fire) and advised the Purple Heart may be privately purchased if the requestor feels it is warranted.[citation needed]
A clause to the archival procedures was revised in mid-2008, where if a veteran, or, if deceased, an immediate member of the family, requested the Purple Heart, on an Army or Air Force record, the medal could still be granted by the National Archives. In such cases, where a determination was required made by the military service department, photocopies of the archival record, (but not the record itself), would be forwarded to the headquarters of the military branch in question. This stipulation was granted only for the Air Force and Army; Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard archival medals requests are still typically only offered a copy of the file and told to purchase the medal privately. For requests directly received from veterans, these are routed through a Navy Liaison Office, on site at 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 (the location of the Military Personnel Records Center).[citation needed]
Destroyed record requests[edit]
Due to the 1973 National Archives Fire, a large number of retroactive Purple Heart requests are difficult to verify because all records to substantiate the award may have been destroyed. As a solution to deal with Purple Heart requests, where service records were destroyed in the 1973 fire, the National Personnel Records Center maintains a separate office. In such cases, NPRC searches through unit records, military pay records, and records of the Department of Veterans Affairs. If a Purple Heart is warranted, all available alternate records sources are forwarded to the military service department for final determination of issuance.[citation needed]
The loaning of fire related records to the military has declined since 2006 because a large number of such records now fall into the "archival records" category of military service records. This means the records were transferred from the military to the National Archives, and in such cases, the Purple Heart may be privately purchased by the requestor (see above section of retroactive requests for further details) but is no longer provided by the military service department.[citation needed]
Notable recipients[edit]
Bryan Anderson, Iraq War veteran and triple amputee
James Arness, Actor
Manny Babbitt, U.S. Marine executed for murder
Peter Badcoe, Victoria Cross, Australian Army
Bryan B. Battaglia, Marine Corps, 2nd Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
Kristin Beck, a former United States Navy SEAL who gained public attention in 2013 when she came out as a trans woman
Rocky Bleier, NFL
Dan Blocker, Actor
Pappy Boyington, Marine Corps Pilot
Charles Bronson, Actor
J. Herbert Burke, U.S. Representative from Florida
Mel Casas, Artist
Llewellyn Chilson, Army, 3 awards
David Christian, Army, 7 awards
Wesley Clark, former SACEUR
Cordelia E Cook, first woman recipient of the BSM and the Purple Heart
Steponas Darius, aviator
Ray Davis, Marine Corps General
Sammy L. Davis, Medal of Honor, Army, 2 awards
Bob Dole, Army, 2 awards, former U.S. Senator and Republican Presidential Candidate
Desmond Doss, WWII
Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator from Illinois
Charles Durning, Actor
Dale Dye, Actor
Samuel Fuller, Director
James Garner, Actor, 2 awards
James M. Gavin, Army Lt. General
Salvatore Giunta, Medal of Honor, Army in Afghanistan War
Calvin L. Graham, USN, WWII, youngest Purple Heart recipient, 12 years old
Eric Greitens, Navy SEAL, Author and Governor of Missouri
Oren W. Haglund, production manager of eleven ABC/Warner Brothers television series between 1955 and 1961
Joe Haldeman, Writer
Carlos Hathcock, Marine Corps
Charles Franklin Hildebrand, Journalist and Publisher
Daniel Inouye, U.S. Senator from Hawaii, Medal of Honor, WWII
Raymond Jacobs, Marine Corps, flag raiser
Russell Johnson, Actor
James Jones, Writer
John F. Kennedy, Navy, WWII, former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and 35th President of the United States
John Kerry, Navy, former U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator and Lt. Governor from Massachusetts, and Democratic Presidential Candidate, 3 awards
Ron Kovic, Writer
Melvin Laird, Navy, WWII, former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Megan Leavey
Robert Leckie, Marine Corps
Aleda E. Lutz, WWII Army Flight Nurse, second most decorated woman in U.S. history.
Victor Maghakian, also known as Captain Victor "Transport" Maghakian
Lee Marvin, Actor
John McCain, Navy, POW during Vietnam, U.S. Senator from Arizona, and former U.S. Representative from Arizona
Audie Murphy, Medal of Honor, Actor, 3 awards
Joseph Charles Plumb Jr. Motivational speaker, P.O.W., Author.
Robert M. Polich, Sr., Army Air Forces pilot, featured in Minnesota's Greatest Generation (2008) short Film Festival[14]
Colin Powell, Army General, former United States Secretary of State.
Harry Pregerson, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit[15]
Ernie Pyle, WWI US Naval Reserve, WWII War Correspondent
Charles P. Roland, American historian[16]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., Navy, President FDR's son
Telly Savalas Actor
Al Schmid, Marine Corps
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., Commanding General of allied forces during Desert Storm
Ben Schwartzwalder, Hall of Fame Football Coach at Syracuse University
Sergeant Reckless, Marine war horse of official rank, 2 awards
Don W. Sears, Dean and Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Colorado Law School
Rod Serling, American screenwriter
Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter
Eric Shinseki, former Army Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Veterans Administration
W. E. "Pete" Snelson, American politician[17]
Warren Spahn, MLB player
Oliver Stone, director
Spencer Stone, Air Force Staff Sergeant, Author and Actor, who stopped terrorist attack on train to Paris, France
Sergeant Stubby, Army K9 WWI, 2 awards
Bruce Sundlun, former Governor of Rhode Island.
Pat Tillman, Army Rangers, NFL player
Gilbert R. Tredway, American historian
Lauri Törni, Finnish soldier of three armies
Matt Urban, Army, 7 awards
Jay R. Vargas, Marine Corps, 5 awards
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Author
Lewis William Walt, Marine Corps General, 2 awards
Jim Webb, Marine Corps, former Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator from Virginia, author and Emmy Award-winning Journalist, 2 awards
Richard Winters, Army Major
Larry "Scrappy" Blumer USAAF
Gordon Yntema, Medal of Honor recipient
Chuck Yeager, Army Air Forces and Air Force Brigadier General
Most Purple Heart awards[edit]
Ten Purple Hearts:
Curry T. Haynes, U.S. Army: Vietnam War[18]
Nine Purple Hearts:
Albert L. Ireland, U.S. Marine Corps: World War II (5), Korean War (4).[19][20]
Eight Purple Hearts:
Robert T. Frederick, U.S. Army: World War II (8)[21]
David H. Hackworth, U.S. Army: Korean War (3), Vietnam War (5)[21]
Joe Hooper, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor: Vietnam War (8)
Robert L. Howard, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor: Vietnam War (8)[21]
William Waugh, U.S. Army: Vietnam War (8)
See also[edit]
Gold Star Lapel Button
Law Enforcement Purple Heart
Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom
Texas Purple Heart Medal
Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service (State Department)
Wound stripe
Foreign equivalents[edit]
Elizabeth Cross (United Kingdom)
Sacrifice Medal (Canada)
Insigne des blessés civils (France)
Insignia for the Military Wounded (France)
Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary)
Wound Badge (Imperial and Nazi Germany)
References[edit]
Notes
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Jump up ^ https://media.defense.gov/2017/Mar/29/2001723556/-1/-1/0/CIM_1650_25E.PDF
^ Jump up to: a b "History: Purple Hearts". National Geographic (November 2008): 33.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Manual of Military Decorations and Awards: DoD-Wide Performance and Valor Awards; Foreign Awards; Military Awards to Foreign Personnel and U.S. Public Health Service Officers; and Miscellaneous Information" (PDF). DoD Manual 1348.33, Vol. 3. Department of Defense. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b "Purple Heart". The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Purple Heart History". PurpleHearts.net. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
Jump up ^ "The Purple Heart - The Story of America's Oldest Military Decoration and Some Soldier Recipients - The Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army". April 30, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Sec. 571. The Purple Heart is to be awarded only to members of the armed forces" (PDF). Public Law 105–85. Department of Defense. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
Jump up ^ D.M Giangreco and Kathryn Moore (December 15, 2003). "Are New Purple Hearts Being Manufactured to Meet the Demand?". History News Network. Retrieved June 6, 2011. drawn from material originally posted in Giangreco, D.M.; Moore, Kathryn (2000). "Half a Million Purple Hearts". American Heritage. 51 (8): 81.
^ Jump up to: a b "Military Awards" (PDF). Army Regulation 600–8–22. Army Publishing Directorate. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
Jump up ^ Alvarez, L. and E. Eckholm (January 7, 2009 ). "Purple Heart Is Ruled Out for Traumatic Stress." New York Times. Retrieved on January 10, 2009.
Jump up ^ Antone, Rod (December 24, 2005). "Rescuing history". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Ernie Pyle Is Killed on Ie Island; Foe Fired When All Seemed Safe". Nytimes.com. April 19, 1945. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Moving Pictures : 2008 Film Entries - Minnesota's Greatest Generation".
Jump up ^ Dolan, Maura (November 26, 2017). "Harry Pregerson, one of the most liberal federal appeals court judges in the nation, dies at 94". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Roland, My Odyssey Through History". lsu.edu. Archived from the original on September 4, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
Jump up ^ "W. E. "Pete" Snelson (1923-2014)". The Odessa American. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Congressional Record". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
Jump up ^ "National Affairs: Fighting Man". Time. July 27, 1953. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
Jump up ^ Leiter, Maria Theodore (November 17, 2007). "War Hero Comes Home". www.pcnr.com. Putnam County News and Recorder. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Purple is color for those who have bled red". Headquarters, Marine Corps. January 29, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
Bibliography
Case Reference Guide regarding verification and issuance of the Purple Heart Medal, Military Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Purple Heart.
Army Regulation 670-1: Wear and Appearance of Army Uniform and Insignia
Purple Heart History
The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress Congressional Research Service

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This article is about the American sitcom. For the Joe Diffie album, see Third Rock from the Sun. For the album's title song, see Third Rock from the Sun (song). For the Jimi Hendrix song, see Third Stone from the Sun.
3rd Rock from the Sun
Genre
Sitcom
Science fiction
Created by
Bonnie Turner
Terry Turner
Starring
John Lithgow
Kristen Johnston
French Stewart
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jane Curtin
Simbi Khali
Elmarie Wendel
Wayne Knight
Theme music composer
Ben Vaughn
(seasons 1–3)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
(seasons 4–5)
Ben Vaughn & Jeff Sudakin
(season 6)
Composer(s)
Ben Vaughn
(seasons 1–3)
Jonathan Wolff
(seasons 4–5)
Paul Buckley
(seasons 4–5)
Jeff Sudakin
(season 6)
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
6
No. of episodes
132 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
John Lithgow
Bonnie Turner
Terry Turner
Marcy Carsey
Tom Werner
Caryn Mandabach
Linwood Boomer (season 1)
Bill Martin
Mike Schiff (seasons 4–5)
David Sacks (seasons 4–5)
Bob Kushell
Christine Zander (seasons 5–6)
David Goetsch
Jason Venokur (season 6)
Producer(s)
Patrick Kienlen
David Goetsch
Jason Venokur
David M. Israel
Jim O'Doherty
Andrew Orenstein
Michael Glouberman
Gregg Mettler
Tim Ryder
Aron Abrams
Gregory Thompson (co-producer)
Camera setup
Film; Multi-camera
Running time
22 minutes
Production company(s)
The Carsey-Werner Company
Distributor
Carsey-Werner Distribution
(1999-2002)
The Program Exchange
Release
Original network
NBC
Original release
January 9, 1996 (1996-01-09) – May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)
External links
Website
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet. The extraterrestrials pose as a human family to observe the behavior of human beings.
Contents
1 Overview
2 Cast
2.1 Main characters
2.2 Recurring characters
2.3 Guest stars
3 Production
3.1 Theme music
3.2 Title sequence
4 Distribution
4.1 Broadcast
4.2 Syndication
4.3 Home media
5 Reception
5.1 Nielsen rankings
5.2 Awards and nominations
6 Other media
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Overview[edit]
The premise of the show revolves around an extraterrestrial research expedition attempting to live as a normal human family in the fictional city of Rutherford, Ohio, said to be 52 mi (84 km) outside of Cleveland, where they live in an attic apartment. Humor was principally derived from the aliens' attempts to study human society and, because of their living as humans themselves while on Earth, to understand the human condition. This show reflects human life from the perspective of aliens and many sources of humor are from the learning experiences the alien characters have. Most of the episodes are named after the protagonist, Dick. In later episodes, they are more accustomed to Earth and often are more interested in their human lives than in their mission.
The show also takes humor from its mirroring of all human anthropological expeditions and their assumptions of superiority to the "natives", as well as their inability to distinguish themselves from the natives. Dr. Mary Albright (Jane Curtin) is a professor of anthropology at fictional Pendelton State University, and many of the issues with which the four aliens struggle appear in her conversation and work. Furthermore, these four alien researchers end up looking more or less like joyriders as they get drawn further and further into human life.
Dick Solomon (John Lithgow), the High Commander and leader of the expedition, is the family provider and a physics professor at Pendelton (with Ian Lithgow, John Lithgow's eldest son, playing one of his less-successful students). Information officer and oldest member of the crew Tommy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has been given the body of a teenager and is forced to enroll in high school (later college), leaving security officer Sally (Kristen Johnston) and "the one with the transmitter in his head", Harry (French Stewart) to spend their lives as 20-somethings hanging out at home and bouncing through short-term jobs. The show also involves their relationships with humans, mostly their love interests.
The family often communicates through Harry with their off-world (and usually unseen) boss, the Big Giant Head, who, when he finally visits Earth, appears in the body of William Shatner. Harry unexpectedly (and often in inconvenient circumstances) stands up, his arms stiff (acting as the antenna), and proclaims: "Incoming message from the Big Giant Head."
Cast[edit]
Main article: List of 3rd Rock from the Sun characters
3rd Rock maintained a constant ensemble cast; the four main characters are Dick, Sally, Tommy, and Harry. Several other main characters who left or joined the show through its original run supplemented these four. The three male aliens' names are a play on the phrase "Tom, Dick and Harry".
Main characters[edit]
From left to right: John Lithgow as Dick, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (top) as Tommy, Jane Curtin (bottom) as Mary, Kristen Johnston as Sally, and French Stewart as Harry
John Lithgow as Dick Solomon
Kristen Johnston as Sally Solomon
French Stewart as Harry Solomon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tommy Solomon
Jane Curtin as Mary Albright
Simbi Khali as Nina Campbell (seasons 3–6, recurring previously)
Elmarie Wendel as Mamie Dubcek (seasons 3–6, recurring previously)
Wayne Knight as Officer Don Orville (seasons 3–6, recurring previously)
Recurring characters[edit]
David DeLuise as Bug Pollone, one of Dick's students
Ian Lithgow, John Lithgow's eldest son, as Leon, one of Dick's students
Danielle Nicolet as Caryn, one of Dick's students
Chris Hogan as Aubrey Pitman, one of Dick's students
Ileen Getz as Dr. Judith Draper, professor at Pendelton and colleague of Mary
Shay Astar as August Leffler, Tommy's first girlfriend (seasons 1–3, sparsely appears in seasons 3 and 4)
Larisa Oleynik as Alissa Strudwick, Tommy's second girlfriend (seasons 4–6)
Ron West as Dr. Vincent Strudwick, Alissa's father and rival to Dick (seasons 2–6)
William Shatner as The Big Giant Head, the aliens' boss
Jan Hooks as Vicki Dubcek, daughter of Ms. Dubcek, Harry's on-and-off girlfriend and later the wife of the Big Giant Head and the mother of his child
John Cleese as Dr. Liam Neesam, a professor who briefly has a relationship with Mary, and is later revealed to be an evil alien (seasons 3 and 6)
Chyna as Janice, a muscular female police officer who is briefly Harry's girlfriend
Michael Milhoan as Coach Strickland, a high school physical education teacher at Tommy's high school
Guest stars[edit]
Main article: List of guest stars in 3rd Rock from the Sun
Production[edit]
Theme music[edit]
The show's opening theme music was composed by Ben Vaughn, and for the first three seasons, it was originally a 1950s-style rock-and-roll instrumental piece; the theme was extended slightly in season three, when Simbi Khali, Elmarie Wendel, and Wayne Knight were officially made series regulars and added to the opening credits. For Christmas episodes, jingle bells were added to the theme. For the sixth and final season, a modern jazz underline version of the theme was used during that season. The only major change to the theme was in season four through five, when the original Ben Vaughn version was replaced by a big band cover of the theme, performed by the group Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and was only used during that season. During season one, James Earl Jones provided a voice introduction describing the crew.
Title sequence[edit]
The opening title sequence, which was produced by the London graphic design firm SVC Television, opens with computerized shots of planets and celestial bodies, some either with the planets dancing or moving in warp speed. It opens and closes with a shot of Earth (which at the open is where the show's title logo appears, after a sunburst appears on the side of Earth). For the sixth and final season only, the typeface of the cast and creators' names was altered.
Distribution[edit]
Broadcast[edit]
Main article: List of 3rd Rock from the Sun episodes
The six seasons had 132 episodes in the series.
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings[1]
First aired
Last aired
Rank
Rating
Tied with
1 20 January 9, 1996 (1996-01-09) May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21) 22 12.1 N/A
2 26 September 22, 1996 (1996-09-22) May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18) 27 10.8 Law & Order
3 26 September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24) May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20) N/A N/A N/A
4 24 September 23, 1998 (1998-09-23) May 25, 1999 (1999-05-25) N/A N/A N/A
5 22 September 21, 1999 (1999-09-21) May 23, 2000 (2000-05-23) N/A N/A N/A
6 20 January 30, 2001 (2001-01-30) May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22) N/A N/A N/A
Of 132 episodes of the series, 108 contained "Dick" in the title (in reference to John Lithgow's character). While some of the episode titles with "Dick" in them are innocent (i.e., "Tom, Dick and Mary", "Dick Is From Mars, Sally Is From Venus"), others are more risque and often are double entendres (i.e., "Sensitive Dick", "A Dick Replacement", "Frozen Dick", "Shall We Dick"), due to the fact that the word "Dick" is both a short form of Richard and a slang term for penis. One episode from season six used an abbreviation for a title, "B.D.O.C.", since the full title ("Big Dick on Campus") was deemed too risque.
During the show's sixth and final season, John Lithgow commented to several media outlets that "3rd Rock" had been moved to more than fifteen different time slots in six years, causing its ratings to decrease substantially.
Syndication[edit]
In the United States, the series is distributed for syndication by Carsey-Warner Distribution, and entered broadcast syndication in September 1999, where it continued until the fall of 2004. In 2004, the show moved into limited-run barter syndication, where it remains; The Program Exchange handles distribution for Carsey-Werner.[2] ABC Family aired reruns between 2002 and 2006. Reruns of the series aired on TV Land from 2008 through 2010. In the fall of 2010, ReelzChannel began airing the series. The series made its debut on digital broadcast network Laff on July 16, 2018.
This series rerun is now also aired on Malaysia's national broadcast TV channel RTM's TV2 in the 12:30am time slot on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
In the United Kingdom, the series originally aired on BBC Two from 1996 to 2001 and ITV2 later reran the entire series from 2005 to 2006. Cable network Virgin Media currently has 40 episodes from seasons 1 and 2 available 'on demand' from the Comedy Central menu option. The series began airing from the beginning on Channel 4 from May 12, 2014.[3]
In the Republic of Ireland, 3e run reruns of the show during the late night slot after Conan at 12:30 am.
Netflix made the complete series available online in March 2011. It was removed several months later in the fall of 2011 but returned on March 15, 2015, but was removed again exactly two years later.
In the fall of 2011, Canada's TVTropolis cable channel began airing the show, and featured a long weekend marathon run of episodes.
Home media[edit]
Region 1
Anchor Bay Entertainment released all six seasons of 3rd Rock from the Sun on DVD for the first time in 2005–2006.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Seasons 1 & 2 contain the edited, syndicated versions of the episodes instead of the original broadcast versions. As of 2010, these releases have been discontinued and are out of print. On these DVDs, the bloopers segments (on the last disc of each season) are in 16:9 format, indicating the series may have been filmed in 16:9 format.
On May 4, 2011, Mill Creek Entertainment announced they had acquired the rights to re-release the series on DVD in Region 1.[10] They have subsequently re-released seasons 1–4. These releases contain the unedited, original broadcast versions of the episodes.[11][12] Seasons 5 and 6 were re-released on January 8, 2013.[13][14][15]
On May 14, 2013, Mill Creek released 3rd Rock from the Sun – The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[16]
Region 2
Network DVD released all six seasons on DVD in the UK. While seasons 1–4 feature unedited versions of the episodes, seasons 5 and 6 feature syndicated, edited episodes. Network re-released the series in 2008 in individual set and a complete collection.
The Complete Season One (released May 17, 2004)[17]
The Complete Season Two (released June 21, 2004)[18]
The Complete Season Three (released August 30, 2004)[19]
The Complete Season Four (released October 25, 2004)[20]
The Complete Season Five (released January 24, 2005)[21]
The Complete Season Six (released January 24, 2005)[22]
The Complete Series (released October 25, 2004)[23]
Series One (re-released November 3, 2008)[24]
Series Two (re-released November 3, 2008)[25]
Series Three (re-released November 3, 2008)[26]
Series Four (re-released November 3, 2008)[27]
Series Five (re-released November 3, 2008)[28]
Series Six (re-released November 3, 2008)[29]
The Complete Series (re-released November 3, 2008)[30]
Region 4
Magna Home Entertainment released all six seasons on DVD in Australia between 2005 and 2007. These releases have been discontinued and are now out of print.
On November 15, 2010, Beyond Home Entertainment re-released all six seasons on DVD in Region 4.[31][32][33][34][35][36] The complete collection was also released three days later, on November 18.[37]
As of January 2012, all seasons are available through Netflix. On February 4, the series was removed, although returned to availability on March 15, 2015. The series has since been removed.[38]
Seasons 1 and 2 were available to download in the UK through iTunes, but are no longer and no episodes or seasons have been made available digitally since.
The entire series is currently available to Amazon Prime users through Amazon Video in the US.
Reception[edit]
Nielsen rankings[edit]
Further information: Nielsen ratings
Season
TV season
Rank
1 1995–1996 22[39]
2 1996–1997 28[40]
3 1997–1998 44[41]
4 1998–1999 77[42]
5 1999–2000 82[43]
6 2000–2001 89[44]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by 3rd Rock from the Sun
John Lithgow
In 1997, 3rd Rock won the most Primetime Emmy Awards (five from eight nominations) for a television series:
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 — Outstanding Lead Actor — Comedy Series — John Lithgow
1997, 1998, 1999 — Outstanding Supporting Actress — Comedy Series — Kristen Johnston
1996, 1997 — Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series — Pixie Schwartz
1996 — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series — James Burrows
1998 — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series — Terry Hughes
1997 — Outstanding Special Visual Effects — Glen Bennett, Visual Effects Artists; Patrick Shearn, Visual Effects Supervisor; Chris Staves, Visual Effects Artists
1997, 1999, 2000 — Outstanding Sound Mixing — Comedy Series
1998 — Outstanding Sound Mixing — Comedy Series — "A Nightmare on Dick Street"
1997, 1998 — Outstanding Costume Design — Series — Melina Root
1997, 1998 — Outstanding Comedy Series
1997 — Outstanding Choreography — Marguerite Derricks
1998 — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series — Jan Hooks as Vicki Dubcek
1998 — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series — John Cleese as Dr. Neesam
1999, 2000 — Outstanding Multi-camera Picture Editing for a Series
1999 — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series — Kathy Bates as Charlotte Everly and Laurie Metcalf as Jennifer
1999 — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series — William Shatner as the Big Giant Head
2000 — Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-camera Series
John Lithgow received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for each year the show was broadcast, winning the Emmy in 1996, 1997, and 1999. Accepting the 1999 award, he said, "Many wonderful things have happened to me in my life, but the two best are 3rd Rock and my dear family."[45]
Golden Globe Awards
1997 — Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical — John Lithgow
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1996, 1997 — Best Male Actor — Comedy Series — John Lithgow
Other media[edit]
A tie-in book, 3rd Rock from the Sun: The Official Report On Earth, was released in 1997. It is essentially a report of the Solomon's findings during their stay on Earth. Primarily a source of humor, the book includes such features as "What to do if you encounter Jell-O", a fan biography of Katie Couric written by Harry, and Sally's version of a Cosmo quiz. Portions of the book are included in the booklets inside each season set of the series.
Despite the report's being set within the fictional world of 3rd Rock, a foreword written by John Lithgow himself is included in which he explains how he was abducted by the 3rd Rock producers and forced to work on their production. A Post-it note is attached to the foreword, apparently written by Dick Solomon, stating he does not know why the foreword is there, but that Lithgow is an Earth actor who appeared in "some helicopter movie".
See also[edit]
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The Neighbors (2012)
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