527. Purple Heart Day

August 7 is observed every year as National Purple Heart Day, marking the day in 1782 when General George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit. The original badge was a purple cloth heart used during the Revolutionary War. It is the oldest military decoration still given to U.S. service members today. General Douglas MacArthur revived the award in 1932 on Washington's 200th birthday as the modern Purple Heart, which honors the brave U.S. service members who were wounded or killed in combat while serving in the military. Let’s commemorate this prestigious award with the story of the Revolutionary Battle of Monmouth Courthouse which was fought on June 28, 1778, in New Jersey between Washington’s Continental Army and British Regulars.

• Purple Heart books available at https://amzn.to/4yRHApM
• Battle of Monmouth Courthouse books at https://amzn.to/3SgLubl
• The Revolution DVD box-set available at https://amzn.to/4p8seIt
• American Revolution books at https://amzn.to/43DduIG
• Revolutionary War games and souvenirs at https://amzn.to/487e2YU

ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).

• Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus
• Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet
• Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9
• X (twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels
• Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM

Audio credits: The History Channel Presents - The Revolution narrated by Edward Herrmann & directed by Peter Schnall (2006 A&E Television Networks). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.