President Donald Trump has recognized nearly 100 Purple Heart recipients at the White House.
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7, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump departs an event to mark National Purple Heart Day in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump, left, takes a selfie with an attendee as he departs an event to mark National Purple Heart Day in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, watches as President Donald Trump departs an event to mark National Purple Heart Day in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends an event to mark National Purple Heart Day in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump greets attendees as he departs an event to mark National Purple Heart Day in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington. recognized nearly 100 recipients of the Purple Heart at the White House on Thursday, including three service members who gave him their own medals after an Trump opened the event marking National Purple Heart Day by noting that dozens of the award's recipients were at the ceremony in the East Room. The Republican president offered “everlasting thanks to you and your unbelievable families.”But he had special words for the trio of veterans who sent Trump their medals after the 2024 shooting in Butler. Trump said the trio, “showed me the same unbelievable gesture of kindness.” “What a great honor to get those Purple Hearts. I guess, in a certain way, it wasn't that easy for me either, when you think of it,” Trump said of the attempt on his life. “But you went through a lot more than I did, and I appreciate it very much.”, the then-Republican presidential candidate was gifted medals from some Purple Heart recipients. The medals were presented to him at campaign events during the race's closing months. According to the White House, some of those Purple Heart recipients were brought to Trump's campaign stops so that he could return their medals to them.The Purple Heart, the oldest military award still in use and is awarded to service members who are killed or wounded while engaging in enemy action or resulting from acts of terrorism. According to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, more than 1.8 million medals have been presented since the award's inception in 1782. Trump also highlighted the stories of valor of other Purple Heart recipients, including Army Spc. Kevin Jensen whose Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2008. Jensen pulled fellow Purple Heart recipient, Capt. Sam Brown, from the flames. “He flew 10 feet up in the air, exploded in flames. The whole place was in flames, including, unfortunately, Kevin," Trump said of Jansen. “He suffered deep, third-degree burns all over his body. He was in trouble, big trouble. Despite the agony, he selflessly ran to the aid of his platoon leader.” Trump also used the ceremony to gloat about having authorized a 2020 U.S. drone strike, during his first term, that killed IranianCopyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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