Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. The award a soldier in the US Military gets for injuries experienced in battle against enemy forces and for courageous behavior is called a ___ heart."
...1. white 2. yellow 3. purple 4. green The Purple Heart is actually awarded in the name of the President for those "who give their blood in defense of the homeland." These were the words of President George Washington in his order of August 7, 1782. The first actual award of a Purple Heart was granted in February 1932.