From: (Regnirps)
Date: 7/12/2004 3:17 PM Central Daylight Time
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"Steven P. McNicoll"

Sorry, you can only get one Purple Heart.

Plenty have several.

Have you ever seen more than one? The public thinks of the Purple Heart as
the
medal, which you can get one of (well, you can buy more). After that,
additional awards can be added in the form of embellishments if the recipient
chooses to stick them on.

The "embellishments" are REQUIRED. They are called "devices." If I were still
active duty an was not wearing the V on my bronze star or oakleaves on my
purple heart, good conduct, longevity etc, stars on my national defense and SEA
sevice medal I would have been out of uniform.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired