The Purple Heart was established by Gen. George Washington

The Purple Heart was established by Gen. George Washington at Newburgh, New York, Aug. 7, 1782, during the Revolutionary War. It was reestablished by the President Herbert Hoover in 1932 and is now awarded in the name of the president to U.S. service members who are wounded or killed in combat. These four medals were presented to U.S. Marines Cpl. Adam J. Seanor, a native of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, Cpl. William Crisostomosfelipe, a native of Orange, California, Lance Cpl. Eli Cisco, a native of Mingo, West Virginia and Lance Cpl. Javier A. Suarezmontalvo, a native of Orange, Florida, during a ceremony at Kara Soar Base, Makhmur, Iraq, April 22, 2016. The Marines, all field artillery cannon crewmen assigned to Battery E, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, were awarded their Purple Hearts at the very site they were wounded. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Peter J. Berardi)