Purple Heart (disambiguation)

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 (film), a 1984 American war film starring Ken Wahl and Cheryl Ladd
• Purple Heart (film), a 2006 American war film by Bill Birrell

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 Heart, an album by Michael Callen, 1988
• Purple Heart, an album by Plies, 2017
• "Purple Heart", a song by Sabaton from Primo Victoria, 2005
• "Purple Heart", a song by Dave from Psychodrama, 2019
• "Purple Hearts (Soldier of Love)", a song by CeeLo Green from Heart Blanche, 2015

Plants

• Peltogyne, genus of tropical deciduous trees, whose heartwood is sold under the name purpleheart or purple heart
• Tradescantia pallida, purple-heart or purple queen, a spiderwort plant grown as an ornamental perennial

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