Badge of Military Merit
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badge-of-military-merit-182-18171478
title:
Badge of Military Merit
text:
The Badge of Military Merit was an award for non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the Continental Army. It is largely considered America's first military decoration, and the second oldest in the world. Non commissioned officers and soldiers of the Continental Army were eligible. Now known as the Purple Heart Medal, it was redesigned and re-commissioned in 1932 by General Douglas MacArthur in honor of George Washington’s bicentennial.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
American Continental Army award
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge_of_Military_Merit
date created:
2004-06-28T21:16:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T17:35:57Z
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13
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