Is a citation written for Purple Heart awards?
Rarely, which makes tracking the number of Purple Hearts that have been given difficult. 17. Is a certificate issued for Purple Heart awards? Not always. Display certificates are authorized, but the military has never been required by Congress to issue a certificate. Certificates are issued to active duty personnel only when the local command has certificates to issue. (Before 1995, the government was not required to issue a full-sized medal.) The only military certificate required by Congress is the Medal of Honor. 18. Are military medals issued with the name of the recipient engraved in the medal? No. Only in rare cases are medals officially engraved with the name of the recipient. Recipients and family members are authorized to have medals engraved with the name of the recipient. 19. Does the military or government keep a list of Purple Heart recipients? No. The only military medal list budgeted by Congress is the Medal of Honor. The Marine Corps, the smallest service branch, mainta
