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==Notable recipients== {{inc-up|date=July 2020}} {{Dynamic list}} <!-- PLEASE RESPECT ALPHABETICAL ORDER --> {{div col|colwidth=40em}} *[[Bryan Anderson (author)|Bryan Anderson]], Iraq War veteran and triple amputee *[[James Arness]], actor *[[Manny Babbitt]], U.S. marine executed for murder *[[Peter Badcoe]], [[Victoria Cross]], Australian Army *[[Lex Barker]], actor *[[John Basilone]], U.S. Marine Corps, WWII, Medal of Honor recipient *[[Bryan B. Battaglia]], U.S. Marine Corps, [[Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman|2nd Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman]] *[[Chris Beck (Navy SEAL)|Christopher Beck]], former [[SEAL Team Six]] member *[[Roy Benavidez]], Vietnam War, five Purple Hearts received *[[Joseph Beyrle]], American soldier that served with both the U.S. Army and the Soviet Red Army *[[Rocky Bleier]], professional football player *[[Dan Blocker]], actor *[[Paul Boesch]], wrestler and wrestling promoter *[[Pappy Boyington]], former U.S. Marine Corps pilot *[[Charles Bronson]], actor *[[Jesse L. Brown]], former Naval pilot *[[Sam Brown (military)|Sam Brown]], U.S. Army Captain, 2024 U.S. Senate candidate (Nevada) *[[Scott Speicher]], former Naval pilot *[[J. Herbert Burke]], former U.S. Representative from Florida *[[Art Carney]], actor *[[Kyle Carpenter]], U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient *[[Alwyn Cashe]], U.S. Army sergeant first class, Medal of Honor and Bronze Star Medal recipient *[[Mel Casas]], artist *[[Joseph Newton Chandler III]], U.S. Navy WWII veteran, known for being an identity thief *[[John A. Chapman]], Medal of Honor recipient *[[Llewellyn Chilson]], U.S. Army master sergeant, 3 awards *[[David A. Christian|David Christian]], U.S. Army, 7 awards *[[Wesley Clark]], former [[SACEUR]] *[[Frank Coker]], American football player *[[Cordelia E. Cook]], first woman recipient of the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart *[[Dan Crenshaw]], U.S. Representative from Texas and former Navy SEAL *[[Steponas Darius]], aviator *[[Raymond G. Davis]], former U.S. Marine Corps four-star-general *[[Sammy L. Davis]], Medal of Honor recipient, Army, 2 awards *[[DuWayne Deitz]], American football player and coach *[[Ralph E. Dias]], U.S. Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient *[[Danny Dietz]] Navy SEAL in [[Operation Red Wings]] *[[Bob Dole]], U.S. Army, 2 awards, former U.S. Senator and 1996 Republican presidential candidate *[[Desmond Doss]], WWII, Medal of Honor recipient *[[Tammy Duckworth]], retired Army National Guard Lt. Colonel, Iraq War combat veteran, U.S. Senator from Illinois *[[Donnie Dunagan]], actor *[[Charles Durning]], actor *[[Dale Dye]], actor *[[W. D. Ehrhart]], poet and writer *[[Joe Ellis]], U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam War *[[Thomas Fitzpatrick (pilot)|Thomas Fitzpatrick]], U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army, "Late Night Flight" pilot<ref>{{cite web|title=Double Dare and the Art of Drunken Flying…|url=http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/TommyFitz-Cessna140s-NYC.htm|website=Check-Six.com|access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref> *[[John Ford]], director *[[Samuel Fuller]], director *[[James Garner]], actor, 2 awards *[[James M. Gavin]], U.S. Army Lt. General *[[Salvatore Giunta]], Medal of Honor recipient, U.S Army Afghanistan War veteran *[[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]], U.S. Army, impresario and rock concert promoter *[[Calvin Graham]], U.S. Navy, WWII, youngest Purple Heart recipient, 12 years old *[[Harold J. Greene]], U.S. Army general *[[Eric Greitens]], Navy SEAL, author and former Governor of Missouri *[[Bo Gritz]], political activist *[[Gary Gordon]], former member of Delta Force, Medal of Honor recipient *[[David Hackworth]], U.S. Army, writer, 8 awards *[[M. J. Hegar]], U.S. Air Force veteran, 2018 U.S. House of Representatives candidate (Texas 31st congressional district), 2020 U.S. Senate candidate (Texas) *[[Joe Haldeman]], writer *[[Carlos Hathcock]], U.S. Marine Corps sniper *[[Daniel Inouye]], former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Hawaii, Medal of Honor recipient, WWII *[[Raymond Jacobs]], U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, flag raiser at [[Iwo Jima]] *[[Russell Johnson]], actor *[[James Jones (author)|James Jones]], writer *[[John F. Kennedy]], U.S. Navy, WWII, former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and 35th President of the United States *[[Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.]], U.S. Navy, WWII, older brother of President John F. Kennedy *[[Shannon M. Kent]], Iraq War veteran, Afghanistan War veteran, Syrian Civil War veteran, Senior chief petty officer, and wife to Joe Kent *[[John Kerry]], Navy, former U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator and Lt. Governor from Massachusetts, and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, 3 awards *[[Bob Kerrey]], U.S. Navy SEAL, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, and Medal of Honor recipient *[[Ron Kovic]], U.S. Marine Corps, writer, anti-war activist *[[J. T. Knott]], U.S. Army WWII veteran and politician *[[Sharon Ann Lane]], U.S. Army nurse *[[Melvin Laird]], U.S. Navy, WWII, former U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense *[[Megan Leavey]], U.S. Marine Corps corporal, Military Police K-9 handler *[[Robert Leckie (author)|Robert Leckie]], U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran, author *[[Marcus Luttrell]], Navy SEAL in [[Operation Red Wings]] *[[Aleda E. Lutz]], WWII U.S. Army flight nurse, second most decorated woman in U.S. history *[[Jessica Lynch]], U.S. Army private first class, Bronze Star Medal and Prisoner of War Medal recipient *[[Douglas MacArthur]], General of the U.S. Army, former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient *[[Victor Maghakian]], also known as Captain Victor "Transport" Maghakian *[[Karl Marlantes]], author, 2 awards *[[Lee Marvin]], actor *[[Al Matthews (actor)|Al Matthews]], actor *[[John McCain]], U.S. Navy, POW (Vietnam), former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Arizona, and 2008 Republican presidential candidate *[[Robert Mellard]], United States Army sergeant who fought at the [[Battle of Monte Cassino]] *[[Dakota Meyer]], U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient *[[Doris Miller]], Navy Cross recipient for heroic actions during the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] *[[Lewis Millett]], U.S. Army Captain, Medal of Honor recipient, four Purple Hearts received *[[Parren Mitchell]], former U.S. Representative from Maryland *[[Robert Mueller]], U.S. Marine Corps platoon commander, United States attorney, former FBI director, special counsel *[[Audie Murphy]], Medal of Honor recipient, actor, 3 awards *[[Dennis J. Murphy]], U.S. Marine Corps major general *[[Michael P. Murphy]] Medal of Honor recipient, Navy SEAL in [[Operation Red Wings]] *[[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]], U.S. Army sergeant, NASCAR team owner *[[Hal Moore]], U.S. Army general *[[Tim O'Brien (author)|Tim O'Brien]], U.S. Army sergeant, author *[[Scott O'Grady]], Air Force F-16 pilot *[[Vincent Okamoto]], U.S. Army captain, Vietnam War veteran *[[George S. Patton]], U.S. Army general *[[Thomas Payne (soldier)|Thomas Payne]], Medal of Honor recipient and member of Delta Force *[[Nick Popaditch]], U.S. Marine Corps, 2010 U.S. House of Representatives candidate (California 51st congressional district) *[[Milton C. Portmann]] (2) U.S. Army Major WWI, professional football player *[[Colin Powell]], U.S. Army general, former United States National Security Advisor, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, former United States Secretary of State *[[Geronimo Pratt]], high-ranking member of the [[Black Panther Party]] *[[Harry Pregerson]], former [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] judge *[[Ralph Puckett]], U.S. Army colonel, Medal of Honor recipient *[[Chesty Puller]], U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Colonel *[[Lewis Burwell Puller Jr.]], Son of Chesty Puller and author of the Pulitzer Prize winning autobiography ''Fortunate Son'' *[[Ernie Pyle]], WWI U.S. Naval Reserve, WWII war correspondent *[[Sergeant Reckless]], U.S. Marine Corps war horse of official rank, staff sergeant *[[Matthew Ridgway]], U.S. Army general, former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army *[[Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.]], U.S. Navy, former U.S. Representative from New York, son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt *[[Theodore Roosevelt Jr.]], U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient, former Governor of Puerto Rico, son of President Theodore Roosevelt *[[Al Schmid]], U.S. Marine Corps, Navy Cross recipient *[[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.]], U.S. Army commanding general of Allied forces during [[Operation Desert Storm]] *[[Ben Schwartzwalder]], Hall of Fame football coach at [[Syracuse University]] *[[Don W. Sears]], dean and professor emeritus of law at the [[University of Colorado Law School]] *[[Rod Serling]], screenwriter and TV host *[[Tim Sheehy]], retired Navy SEAL, founder of [[Bridger Aerospace]], U.S. Senator from Montana *[[Robert B. Sherman]], songwriter *[[Eric Shinseki]], former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs *[[Randy Shughart]], former Delta Force sniper and Medal of Honor recipient *[[Warren Spahn]], Major League Baseball player *[[Siegmund Spiegel]], architect, activist, and Holocaust lecturer *[[Jan Scruggs]], Vietnam War veteran, founder of the [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund]], which built the [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] in Washington, D.C. *[[Robert Stethem]], killed during [[TWA Flight 847]] hijacking, namesake of [[USS Stethem|USS ''Stethem'']] *[[James Stockdale]], U.S. Navy vice admiral, Medal of Honor recipient, POW (Vietnam) *[[Oliver Stone]], Vietnam War veteran and film director *[[Spencer Stone]], U.S. Air Force staff sergeant, author and actor, who stopped the [[2015 Thalys train attack]] *[[William Stuart-Houston]], U.S. Navy, WWII, half-nephew of Adolf Hitler *[[Sergeant Stubby]], Army K9 WWI *[[Champ Summers]], Major League Baseball player *[[Bruce Sundlun]], former Governor of Rhode Island *[[William D. Swenson]], U.S. Army Lt. Colonel, Medal of Honor recipient *[[Pat Tillman]], U.S. Army Ranger, professional football player *[[Calvin Pearl Titus]], U.S. Army Lt. Colonel, Medal of Honor recipient, He is known for saying "I'll try, Sir!" before scaling the walls of Peking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.army.mil/catalog/pubs/21/daposters/21-73.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108054438/http://www.history.army.mil/catalog/pubs/21/daposters/21-73.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2010|title=CMH Publications Catalog - DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, U.S. ARMY IN ACTION: "I'll Try, Sir!"|website=history.army.mil|access-date=2019-06-22}}</ref> *[[Lauri Törni|Larry Thorne]] (Lauri Törni), U.S. Army Special Forces, WWII, Vietnam War, former Finnish captain and [[Waffen-SS]] captain *[[Matt Urban]], U.S. Army, 7 awards *[[John Paul Vann]], U.S. Army, State Department official in Vietnam, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient *[[Jay R. Vargas]], U.S. Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient, 5 awards *[[Alexander Vindman]], Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council, brother of U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman from Virginia *[[Kurt Vonnegut]], author *[[Lewis William Walt]], U.S. Marine Corps four-star general, Navy Cross, 2 awards *[[Jim Webb]], Marine Corps, former United States Secretary of the Navy, former U.S. Senator from Virginia, author and Emmy Award-winning journalist, 2 awards *[[Joshua Wheeler]], Army master sergeant, member of Delta Force KIA in Iraq *[[Louis H. Wilson Jr.]], Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, four-star general, Medal of Honor recipient *[[Richard Winters]], U.S. Army major, paratrooper and subject of ''[[Band of Brothers (book)|Band of Brothers]]'' *[[Chuck Yeager]], U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force brigadier general *[[Gordon Douglas Yntema]], U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient *[[Louis Zamperini]], U.S. Army Air Forces Captain, U.S. Olympic distance runner *[[Tyler Ziegel]], U.S. Marine Corps sergeant {{div col end}} ===Most Purple Heart awards=== <!-- Please respect alphabetical order --> Ten Purple Hearts: *[[Charles D. Barger]], U.S. Army, Medal of Honor: World War I (10) *[[William G. White]], U.S. Army: World War II (9), Korean War (1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://normandytothebulge.be/83rd_WWhite.html|title=William White|website=www.normandytothebulge.be|access-date=2018-12-02}}</ref> *[[Curry T. Haynes]], U.S. Army: Vietnam War (10)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockdalenewtoncitizen.com/features/a-veteran-s-story-ten-times-the-hero/article_60a88027-0629-5045-8aad-9f4cea09e863.html|title=A VETERAN'S STORY: Ten times the hero|author=Pete Mecca|website=Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen|date=6 August 2017 |access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> Nine Purple Hearts: *[[Albert L. Ireland]], U.S. Marine Corps: World War II (5), Korean War (4)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,936077,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222112113/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,936077,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2008 |title=National Affairs: Fighting Man |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=27 July 1953 |access-date=20 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Leiter |first=Maria Theodore |url=http://www.pcnr.com/news/2004-11-17/Front_Page/060.html |title=War Hero Comes Home |work=Putnam County News and Recorder |date=17 November 2007 |access-date=21 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131025136/http://www.pcnr.com/news/2004-11-17/Front_Page/060.html |archive-date=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Eight Purple Hearts: *[[John J. Duffy]], U.S. Army: Vietnam War (8) *[[Robert T. Frederick]], U.S. Army: World War II (8)<ref name="HQMC">{{cite news|url=http://www.hqmc.marines.mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/3488/Article/551580/purple-is-color-for-those-who-have-bled-red.aspx |title=Purple is color for those who have bled red |publisher=Headquarters, Marine Corps |date=29 January 2007 |access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref> *[[David Hackworth]], U.S. Army: Korean War (3), Vietnam War (5)<ref name="HQMC"/> *[[Joe Hooper (Medal of Honor)|Joe Hooper]], U.S. Army, Medal of Honor: Vietnam War (8) *[[Robert L. Howard]], U.S. Army, Medal of Honor: Vietnam War (8)<ref name="HQMC"/> *[[Billy Waugh|William Waugh]], U.S. Army: Vietnam War (8)
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