Captain James McDaniel - Heart of ResilienceFORT CARSON, Colo. – The Purple Heart, once known as the Badge of Military Merit, ...

its roots can be traced back to the Badge of Military Merit ordered by then-Gen. George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782. That's why the gold medal on a purple ribbon bears the profile of Washington.

Nearly five years after Hurricanes Laura and Delta devastated Southwest Louisiana, the heavily damaged Purple Heart ...

Troops were hungry and unpaid and there was talk of mutiny. He decided to create the Badge of Military Merit to recognize heroic acts by his troops. The requirements for earning the badge were a ...