Celebrating Military Sacrifice Americans have a new way to salute the men and women who have earned Purple Hearts defending the nation.
The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor was recently opened and now receives nearly 100 visitors a day. The Hall is the first of its kind in the nation to recognize the more than 1.7 million Americans wounded or killed in action while serving in the United States military. It will become the nation's sole repository of soldiers' stories of sacrifice.