National Purple Heart Day, 2025

What Proclamation 2025-15339 says

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 153 (Tuesday, August 12, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 12, 2025)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 38919-38920] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-15339] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 153 / Tuesday, August 12, 2025 / Presidential Documents [[Page 38919]] Proclamation 10963 of August 7, 2025 National Purple Heart Day, 2025 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On National Purple Heart Day, we pause in solemn tribute to every American Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Airman, Guardian, and Coast Guardsman who was wounded or killed defending our birthright of freedom. Today, we renew our resolve to never forget the wounded warriors and martyrs of liberty who have received this distinguished decoration--and we vow to forge a future worthy of their sacrifice. On August 7, 1782, General George Washington established the Badge of Military Merit, fashioned with a heart-shaped purple cloth to honor acts of ``unusual gallantry, extraordinary fidelity, and essential service.'' Today, that award--known as the Purple Heart--recognizes any member of our Armed Forces wounded or killed in action against an enemy. The Purple Heart is an award neither pursued nor won. Instead, it is bestowed as a symbol of the sacrifices...

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