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    Retired Marine Shares Meaning of the Purple Heart

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    Retired Marine Shares Meaning of the Purple Heart

    UNITED STATES

    05.26.2010

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    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Evans receives the Purple Heart in 2010, presented by the 34th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Conway at Walter Reed. August is Purple Heart Month, and Aug. 7 is observed as Purple Heart Day. Gen. George Washington, then commander in chief of the Continental Army, established what became the Purple Heart on Aug. 7, 1782, at Newburgh, New York.

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    Date Taken: 05.26.2010
    Date Posted: 08.07.2025 14:22
    Photo ID: 9244029
    VIRIN: 250807-D-AB123-1000
    Resolution: 2700x2085
    Size: 541.44 KB
    Location: US

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