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The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration.

Purple Heart may also refer to:

Awards

• Purple Heart (Ethiopia), given to military personnel wounded during a war action
• DEA Purple Heart Award, given by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
• Law Enforcement Purple Heart, a generic term to describe an American law enforcement medal
• Texas Purple Heart Medal, given within the Texas Military Forces

Film

• The Purple Heart, a 1944 American war film starring Dana Andrews
• Purple Hearts (1984 film), an American war film starring Ken Wahl and Cheryl Ladd
• Purple Heart (film), a 2006 American war film by Bill Birrell
• Purple Hearts (2022 film), an American romance film created for Netflix

Music

• The Purple Hearts (Australian band), a 1960s R&B and rock group
• Purple Hearts (British band), a 1970s/1980s English mod revival group
• Purple Hearts (soundtrack), from the 2022 film

Plants

• Peltogyne, genus of tropical deciduous trees, whose heartwood is sold under the name purpleheart or purple heart
• Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea', a herbaceous cultivar with purple foliage commonly grown as an onamental perennial or houseplant

Other uses

• Purple Heart Trail, a highway name used in the United States
• Purple Heart, a novel by Patricia McCormick
• Purple Heart, a main character in the Hyperdimension Neptunia video game series
• Purple Heart Memorial Bridge, in the Alexandria, Louisiana area
• Dexamyl or "purple hearts", an obsolete antidepressant used as a recreational drug