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**Ironduke** · 10-07-2007, 22:07 PM

I was doing a bit of reading on the planned invasion of Japan in 1945-46. The US had 500,000 Purple Hearts manufactured in anticipation of heavy casualties. So many that the Purple Hearts issued in every US military operation afterwards is from this 1945 stock, and there's still 120,000 left, so many that they're kept on hand for immediate award in Iraq and Afghanistan.

10-07-2007, 22:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ironduke Burgomaster Join Date: 08-02-03 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 6,784 Country:	1945 Purple Hearts I was doing a bit of reading on the planned invasion of Japan in 1945-46. The US had 500,000 Purple Hearts manufactured in anticipation of heavy casualties. So many that the Purple Hearts issued in every US military operation afterwards is from this 1945 stock, and there's still 120,000 left, so many that they're kept on hand for immediate award in Iraq and Afghanistan. __________________ The Buck Stops Here