Is the purple heart the highest medal you can recieve in the military?

What is more honorable to recieve,a purple heart or the medal of honor? All my friends say the purple heart is the hardest and most honorable medal to recieve. They say if you get it, your basicly the Sh*t. Is this true.

Is the purple heart the highest medal you can recieve in the military?
The MOH is the highest award, and the hardest to get. It was first awarded in the Civil War for gallantry, meaning a lot of people got it (like some flag carriers or fife players, seriously). Since then the regulations have tightened considerably. There have to be at least 2 witnesses to the event, you have to place your life in danger, and basically be s@#t hot to get it. It is the only medal worn around the neck, and there are 3 different designs, one for the Army, one for Air Force, and one for Navy/Marines. Anyone who has one rates a salute from any member of the armed forces, regardless of rank (so a private could be saluted by general). Also any children of a MOH recepient gets an automatic appointment to any military academy, should they so desire. There are also a few other perks. A few MOH have been awarded for the conflict in Iraq, prior to that, the last awards came from the action in Somalia, as detailed in the book, Black Hawk Down.





The Purple Heart is very respectful, but if I saw someone with a real MOH, I would buy them a drink, and politely thank them for all that they have done.
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i'm pretty sure the medal of honor is the highest award you can receive in the military, especially since most of the people receive it are dead (i'm to tired to spell posthumously correct)


a purple heart just means you were wounded in battle, which yes very much sucks, but the medal of honor means that you're the whole bag of chips
Reply:The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest. THAT medal means you're the ****. Course if you're awarded that medal, it's most likely a loved one getting it cause you're probably dead.





The purple heart is for wounds recieve in combat. It is still an honorable medal to get, and you might die getting that one too.





Some folks jokingly refer to it as "The I forgot to duck" medal. The folks making that joke usually have one or more of them.