Pueblo deputy awarded Purple Heart for injuries suffered during shooting of Richard Ward
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HooptyDooDooMeister t1_j9vahe4 wrote
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A Law Enforcement Purple Heart is a generic term to describe an American law enforcement medal which may be issued to any law enforcement officer who is injured, wounded or killed in the line of duty.
Lemesplain t1_j9vcm0v wrote
Okay, so … yeah. Not a real one.
Apparently the LEO PH was “invented” in 2013. And they don’t even need to be injured for it.
> In addition, this award may be conferred if an injury was averted by the wearing of body armor.
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