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	Wound Chevron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A Wound Chevron was a badge of the United States Army which was authorized for wear on an Army uniform between the years of 1918 and 1932.
		The Wound Chevron was displayed on the lower right cuff of a military uniform, and denoted wounds which were received in combat against an enemy force.
		The Wound Chevron was a replacement insignia for the short lived Army Wound Ribbon.
	en.encyclopediahome.com /wiki/Wound_Chevron (282 words)

	Wound stripe (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For US soldiers, the stripes were called Wound Chevrons and were just the same as service stripes, but were always gold and worn on the right arm.
		The wound chevron was replaced by the Purple Heart, and World War I veterans could apply for the new medal when they were first authorized.
		For Canadian soldiers, the wound stripe was a dress distinction.
	www.cooldictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /words/Wound-stripe.wikipedia (174 words)

	Orders, Medals and Badges for Wounded and Next-of-Kin
		The medal is 30 mm in diameter, and it is silver-gilt.
		The distinction is unclear, but the heavy wound was probably that, which required immediate surgical treatment or was a direct threat to the life of the wounded.
		Given for a wound received in the line of duty where transportation to a medical facility is reqiired and extended treatment and/or hospitalization is required to care for the injury.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/3456 (3146 words)

	Common Myths About The Purple Heart Medal
		And third, POWs injured or wounded as a result of individually directed conflict or punishment with their captor in violation of any article of the Geneva Convention Rules of Warfare Concerning the Treatment of Prisoners of War whether or not the captor's government is a signatory to the Convention.
		Commanders (officer or enlisted) that are wounded or injured by subordinates or superiors (whether or not military weapons are used) in incidents commonly referred to as "fragging" are eligible for the PH.
		A soldier wounded or injured by a secondary object (not a bullet or missile) during an enemy attack is eligible for the PH.
	members.aol.com /warlibrary/theheart.htm (2914 words)

	Soviet Naval Patches
		The selection of patches, stripes, and chevrons we have to view are listed below in order of their establishment.
		The red patches were worn by conscript sailors, while the yellow bordered patches were worn by extended servicemen and officer cadets.
		It was decreed that these michman would wear length of service chevrons to show how long they had served.
	www.russianwarrior.com /1969_Npatches.htm (316 words)

	Rank & Insignia - World War II Rank
		Wound and war service chevrons are worn only by those entitled to them.
		They are worn only on the woolen service coat, with the wound chevrons on the right sleeve and the service chevrons on the left sleeve.
		They are worn, on the sleeve between the elbow and the shoulder of the olive-drab shirt, the coat, the overcoat, and the fatigue uniform.
	www.jcs-group.com /military/rank/ww2rank.html (1195 words)

	Purple Heart Criteria
		While clearly an individual decoration, the Purple Heart differs from all other decorations in that an individual is not "recommended" for the decoration; rather he or she is entitled to it upon meeting specific criteria.
		(b) Individuals wounded or killed as a result of "friendly fire" in the "heat of battle" will be awarded the Purple Heart as long as the "friendly" projectile or agent was released with the full intent of inflicting damage or destroying enemy troops or equipment.
		Any member of the Army who was awarded the Purple Heart for meritorious achievement or service, as opposed to wounds received in action, between 7 December 1941 and 22 September 1943, may apply for award of an appropriate decoration instead of the Purple Heart.
	www.usmcvta.org /pheart/phcriteria.htm (1270 words)

	Soviet Naval Patches from 1978-1988
		This section covers some of the patches that were worn by members of the Soviet Navy from 1978 until the reforms of 1988.
		These small 40mm long stripes were awarded to those who had suffered wounds in action.
		They came in two variants: Red for light wounds and Yellow for serious wounds.
	www.russianwarrior.com /1979_Npatches.htm (319 words)

	PurpleHeart
		To signify loyal military service, he ordered a chevron to be worn on the left sleeve of the uniform coat for the rank and file who had completed three years of duty "with bravery, fidelity, and good conduct"; two chevrons signified six years of service.
		Those not authorized wound chevrons prior to February 22, 1931, but who would otherwise be authorized them under stipulations of Army Regulations 600-95.
		"A wound which necessitates treatment by a medical officer and which is received in action with an enemy, may, in the judgment of the commander authorized to make the award, be construed as resulting from a singularly meritorious act of essential service."
	www.mishalov.com /PurpleHeart.html (1281 words)

	Wound Chevron Display Recognition
		By order of the President of the United States, the Purple Heart established by General George Washington at Newburgh, August 7, 1782, during the War of the Revolution, is hereby revived out of respect to his memory and military achievements.
		"A wound which necessitates treatment by a medical officer and which is received in action with an enemy, may, in the judgment of the commander authorized to make the award, be construed as resulting from a singularly meritorious act of essential service." War Department Circular No 6 dated February 22, 1931, carried the same instructions.
		Wound badges entitled the WWI veteran to apply for a Purple Heart medal after the war when the medals were first authorized.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/wc.htm (1626 words)

	Wound stripe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was typically worn on the left forearm of the uniform or jacket.
		It was a brass stripe worn vertically on the left arm.
		In France, the wound bar or Insigne des Blessés Militaires, was awarded beginning in 1916.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wound_stripe (173 words)

	PurpleHeart
		The first was a chevron to be worn on the left sleeve of the coat.
		The second, named the Badge of Military Merit, was the "figure of a heart in purple cloth or silk edged with narrow lace or binding." This badge was for "any singularly meritorious action" and permitted the wearer to pass guards and sentinels without challenge.
		Shortly after the award was re-instituted a group of combat wounded veterans in Ansonia, Connecticut, formed the first chapter of the civilian organization whose membership was composed of recipients of the decoration.
	www.22ndinfantry.org /purpleheart.htm (2166 words)

	chapter233
		No attempt was made at first to interrupt the customary administration routine of the hospitals, but as the center headquarters organization improved it was required that practically all reports, with the exception of the monthly sick and wounded report, be sent through the center commander.
		Conditions in the advanced area were such that many battle casualties did not reach the center for four or five days after receiving their wounds.
		An occasional valve lesion was discovered, a few cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were found, and not infrequently patients were sent directly from the admitting office to the camp hospital suffering from acute infections, such as bronchopneumonia, influenza, and tonsillitis.
	history.amedd.army.mil /booksdocs/wwi/adminamerexp/chapter23.html (8973 words)

	The Purple Heart - Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
		The newly reintroduced Purple Heart was not intended primarily as an award for those wounded in action -- the “wound chevron” worn by a soldier on his sleeve already fulfilled that purpose.
		However, authorizing the award in exchange for “wound chevrons” established the now familiar association of the award with injuries sustained in battle.
		Until Executive Order 9277 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in December 1942 authorized award of the Purple Heart to personnel from all of the military services (retroactive to December 7, 1941), the medal was exclusively an Army award.
	www1.va.gov /opa/feature/celebrate/purple-heart.asp (1145 words)

	Army Individual Ribbon Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		However, it was rescinded by Paragraph 1(d) of War Depart-ment General Orders Number 6 of January 12, 1918, which replaced it with wound chevrons.
		The Wound Ribbon was in effect from September 6 to October 12, 1917.
		The Wound Ribbon was to be awarded to each officer or enlisted man who was "honorably wounded in action."
	www.foxfall.com /fra-aira-wr.htm (103 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Stanfield supported this estimate with the figure of the approximately 3.2 million Mexican soldiers authorized to wear "wound chevrons" between 1942 and 1950.
		Stanfield's figure is consistent with Corazon's estimate, derived from Veterans' Administration of Mexico records, that 2,876,452 men have received benefits as injured veterans of the Global War.
		Unfortunately, these figures cannot be used to back out the number of deaths, since not all wounded soldiers received benefits, and some of the soldiers who received wound chevrons later died of their injuries but were not registered as KIA.
	www.kebe.com /for-all-nails/155.html (651 words)

	China-Burma-India Edition of YANK - The Army Weekly - PART THREE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The object of their curiosity was a wounded Jap prisoner on a litter, shivering with fear and avoiding all eyes.
		I have been wearing a wound stripe for my World War I wound, but when I tried to add another one for my recent wound, my CO said no. He says that wound stripes for the present war have not been authorized.
		Wound chevrons may only be worn for World War I wounds and not for wounds received in the present war.
	cbi-theater-2.home.comcast.net /yankcbi/yank_cbi_3.html (17898 words)

	Three Years and Counting (Why is the Pentagon withholding Purple Hearts from deserving recipients?)
		Three years after the attack, the wounded soldiers and family members of the deceased are being denied this seemingly small, but emotionally important symbol by a military bureaucracy that cannot see past definitions.
		He may not have known how badly wounded he was, because he began to push the medics away, and though I could not hear what he was saying, I could hear the medics reply: "No, sir we have to take care of you" and "Everyone is being taken care of.
		Two soldiers were killed and 14 wounded by a terrorist when they went, at the behest of their country and without reservation, too fight a war in a foreign land.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1594644/posts (3630 words)

	Purple Heart @ armyawards.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A wound is defined as an injury to any part of the body from an outside force or agent sustained under one or more of the conditions listed above.
		It is not intended that such a strict interpretation of the requirement for the wound or injury to be caused by direct result of hostile action be taken that it would preclude the award being made to deserving personnel.
		In a case such as an individual injured while making a parachute landing from an aircraft that had been brought down by enemy fire; or, an individual injured as a result of a vehicle accident caused by enemy fire, the decision will be made in favor of the individual and the award will be made.
	armyawards.com.cob-web.org:8888 /ph.shtml (1140 words)

	05/05/04: Purple Heart Regs.... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		What this account seems to imply if you call it that is that John Kerry wasn't entitled to the purple heart for this action, because the enemy was not present and did not cause the wound.
		When someone testifies that he heard that somebody else told him something about someone else that person wasn't directly involved with, it's called hearsay which is a fancy legal term for rumor or bullshit.
		The only thing that this account proves is that Kerry was wounded and treated by a medical officer which is only thing that this asshole was directly involved with.
	www.mrcranky.com /movies/meangirls/83/9.html (1474 words)

	MOPHFlags.org \| A Historical Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by a medical officer.
		The criteria was announced in War Department Circular dated 22 February 1932 and authorized award to soldiers, upon their request, who had been awarded the Meritorious Service Citation Certificate or were authorized to wear wound chevrons subsequent to 5 April 1917.
		During the early period of World War II (7 Dec 41 to 22 Sep 43), the Purple Heart was awarded both for wounds received in action against the enemy and for meritorious performance of duty.
	www.purpleheart.org /heart_describe.html (871 words)

	Jazz Age Chicago -- The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
		Whites were seen to tumble out of automobiles, from doorways and other places, wounded or suffering from bruises inflicted by gunshot, stones or bricks.
		In early morning a 13-year-old lad standing on his porch at 51st and Wabash avenue was shot to death by a white man who, in an attempt to get away, encountered a mob and his existence became history.
		A mounted policeman, unknown, fatally wounded a small boy in the 48th block of Dearborn street and was shot to death by some unknown rioter.
	chicago.urban-history.org /scrapbks/raceriot/rr_txt05.htm (1332 words)

	Association of the United States Army: Our Purple Heart Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was at the battles of Lexington and Concord in the state of Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775, that colonial "patriots" resisted British tyranny, resulting in 93 brave men being wounded or killed by British Redcoats.
		Those veterans who were authorized by Army Regulations 600-95 to wear wound chevrons could apply for the new award.
		Those veterans who were not authorized to wear wound chevrons prior to February 22, 1931, would be eligible under stipulations of Army Regulations 600-95.
	www.ausa.org /webpub/DeptArmyMagazine.nsf/byid/CCRN-6CCS9W (2033 words)

	MODELHAWK's Uniform Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		You might notice that the two overseas chevrons on the left sleeve bottom and the two wound chevrons on the right bottom are pointing up which is the opposite of the way Army chevrons were worn.
		My understanding is that the regulation at the time called for the chevrons to be pointed up.
		However, since Many Marines served as Marine regiments under the 2nd Army Division and, for at least the last year were issued Army uniforms, I have seen Marine uniform service/wound chevrons sewn on both facing up and facing down.
	www.bill-woodier.com /uniforms2.htm (464 words)

	"Ghastly Deeds of Race Rioters Told": The Chicago Defender Reports the Chicago Race Riot, 1919
		Blood from his fatal wound trickled down the pavement until it had reached me and heated corpuscles bathed my left cheek as I awaited the cessation of hostilities.
		The pavement about me was literally covered with splintered glass which had been torn from a laundry window by the fusillade of shots, and several times I was tempted to brush the broken fragments from my back, when some had fallen, but I dreaded making a move.
		The wounded were whisked away in automobiles to nearby hospitals for treatment.
	historymatters.gmu.edu /d/4976 (2202 words)

	Kerry's purple heart awarded for wound no worse then a fingernail scratch??? - Xbox Addict Asylum
		Still, the former Navy man remembered that Kerry insisted on receiving a Purple Heart for the wound he said was incurred during a Dec. 3, 1968 skirmish with Viet Cong near Cam Ranh Bay.
		Kerry's campaign refused to say whether he remains certain that his skimmer boat had come under fire or whether he recalls his superior officer raising doubts about whether he was entitled to the Purple Heart.
		Kerry was awarded two additional Purple Hearts for subsequent wounds that have also been described as minor.
	www.xboxaddict.com /forums/showthread.php?t=54904 (2298 words)

	The Purple Heart - Wild Bill Guarnere.Community
		B.- While clearly an individual decoration, the Purple Heart differs from all other decorations in that an individual is not "recommended" for the decoration; rather he or she is entitled to it upon meeting specific criteria.
		B.- Individuals wounded or killed as a result of "friendly fire" in the "heat of battle" will be awarded the Purple Heart as long as the "friendly" projectile or agent was released with the full intent of inflicting damage or destroying enemy troops or equipment.
		The criteria for the Purple Heart seem to be as I expected: combat wounds that required medical treatment, and hich are therefore registered in a medical log.
	forums.wildbillguarnere.com /index.php?showtopic=4943 (2126 words)

	Here you will find the most useful purple heart awarded to sites plus the most useful resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Request who had been awarded the Meritorious Service Citation Certificate Army Wound Ribbon or were authorized to wear Wound Chevrons subsequent to April.
		The Purple Heart is awarded to those wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. Chapter of title United States Code is amended by adding at request who had been awarded the Meritorious Service Citation Certificate Army Wound Ribbon or were authorized to wear Wound Chevrons subsequent to April.
		The Purple Heart is awarded to those wounded or killed while serving in the U.S. Fremont Tribune HASTINGS Neb. In a special ceremony a husband and wife from Central City were awarded Purple Hearts for injuries suffered in separate incidents while serving in Iraq.
	adies.info /purple-heart/purple-heart-awarded-to.php (366 words)

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