This is dedicated to combat-wounded veterans who received the Purple Heart, the nation's oldest military decoration, and to the Military Order of the Purple Heart, with the years 1782 - 1932. It honors the blood they shed and presents the medal as the country's way of showing care. It expresses the hope that if their sacrifice could be seen by all mankind, peace might come in their lifetime, and it affirms the bond of brotherhood among those who shed blood together.