Synonyms for purple heart
pur·ple heart

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1. Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heartnoun

   a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action

   Synonyms:
   sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone

2. sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple heartnoun

   a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative

   Synonyms:
   sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone

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1. • Barbiturate
   • Decoration

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1. Steve Cohen:

   If I could give you a Purple Heart, I would. You deserve one.

2. Tennessee Rep. Chuck Fleischmann:

   It’s a resolution really calling for a sense of Congress to encourage all of the parties, who have say in the process, to award our five fallen heroes in uniform who have died purple hearts, we don’t want a situation similar to what happened with the heroes who got killed at Fort Hood and they had to wait a very long time to get The Purple Heart.

3. Kimberly Smith:

   My father was in Korea, and did two tours and had a Purple Heart, and so my brother and I wanted to follow in his footsteps. He passed away when we were 10.

4. Ted Deutch:

   After serving the public for more than 15 years, I have decided I will not seek re-election this November, public service was instilled in me by my father who earned a Purple Heart in the Battle of the Bulge, and it has been a tremendous privilege to serve the people of Palm Beach and Broward Counties in Congress since 2010. I am incredibly grateful to my constituents for their support and friendship.

5. Shawn Manning:

   I think it's almost unheard of for someone to receive the Purple Heart but not have their injuries deemed combat-related, i know that was not what Congress intended to have happen, but it is what currently the Army has determined is going to happen.