re: #1206 pingjockey

He was not in the least bit a huge anomaly. The requirements for the purple heart say abso-fucking-lutely nothing about a hospital stay.

usmcvta.org

(2) A wound is defined as an injury to any part of the body from an outside force or agent sustained under one or more of the conditions listed above A physical lesion is not required, however, the wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by a medical officer and records of medical treatment for wounds or injuries received in action must have been made a matter of official record.

Please stop spreading disinformation about the criteria for the award of the purple heart. Doing so is a disservice to the many American military personnel who have been awarded it for wounds that did not require a hospital stay.