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Thoughts on the atomic attack on Hiroshima

Every Purple Heart Medal issued by the Armed Forces, to this very day, is from the stockpile minted in anticipation of the invasion of Japan. 

Every Purple Heart Medal issued by the Armed Forces, to this very day, is from the stockpile minted in anticipation of the invasion of Japan. 

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  1. Paul L. Quandt

    Both Americans and Japanese are very happy that that invasion did not happen.
    Paul L. Quandt

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  2. SFC Dunlap 173d RVN

    That seems astounding to me.

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  3. John D

    Kind of correct. They used what had been created for WWII up until 2000. Then they had more manufactured. Still, very impressive since they used the WWII stockpile through the Korean war, Vietnam, Desert Storm, etc.
    http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/1801
    http://www.americanheritage.com/content/half-million-purple-hearts

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  4. XBradTC

    While they did manufacture an additional 15,000, the actual issue is still from the WWII stockpile.

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