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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;UncleScroge, post: 8270808, member: 85798&quot;]I just don&#039;t get why they didn&#039;t wait another ten years for this commemorative!</p><p>The Purple Heart&#039;s origin was 240 years ago in 1782 as the Badge of Military Merit.</p><p>Ninety years ago, in 1932, it was renamed the Purple Heart, to be awarded for meritorious or valorous service in the US Army.</p><p>In another ten years it will be the 250th anniversary of the Badge of Military Merit and the 50th anniversary of the Purple Heart.</p><p>I think they jumped the gun on this one. No pun intended.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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