The US Military purchases medals and insignia from various manufacturers. Current issue Purple Hearts are made by Graco Industries in Tomball, TX.
I am not aware of the Purple Heart ever being made with pure gold. The medallion that is made today is actually a brass core that has been anodized to the gold color.
purple heart
navy cross, purple heart
An Oak Leaf is a device for an award that is worn to indicate a second award of the same medal.A Purple Heart Medal with one Oak Leaf would mean that the wearer earned 2 Purple Heart Medals.
yes
US Army sergeant Robert Howard received eight Purple Hearts for Vietnam War
Love and hate combined. Love because it's a heart, and hate because it is the World War 2 purple heart. It also is purple.
Bronze
No.
No one had to manufacture the medals during the Vietnam War. There was a very large number produced for World War II and they are still being used.
McCain earned the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
WW2