National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor: the ground where George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit in 1782.
The Hall of Honor sits inside the New Windsor Cantonment, the Continental Army's last winter encampment of the Revolutionary War, 1782 to 1783. This is the ground where George Washington issued the order creating the Badge of Military Merit, the Purple Heart's direct ancestor, in August 1782. One of the few surviving original badges, awarded to Sergeant Elijah Churchill, is part of the site's collection. Inside the museum, exhibits trace what staff call the Purple Heart Journey: entering service, training, the day of the incident, then care and the road to recovery, with a separate gallery for those who died of their wounds.
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