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What earns a soldier a Purple Heart?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to the Wounded Warrior Regiment, a service member is eligible for a Purple Heart if they were wounded as either a direct or indirect result of enemy action. Another requirement is that the wound requires treatment by a medical officer at the time of the incident.

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What earns a soldier a Purple Heart?

• They saved the life of a comrade in arms
• They had an idea that turned the tide of an entire war
• An act of extreme bravery in combat
• They experienced a wound as a result of combat