The US military struck so many Purple Heart medals (awarded to servicemembers wounded in action) in the run-up to the planned invasion of Japan at the end of World War II that there were over half a million medals left over--and 76 years later, they're still working through that same supply.
The US military struck so many Purple Heart medals (awarded to servicemembers wounded in action) in the run-up to the planned invasion of Japan at the end of World War II that there were over half a million medals left over--and 76 years later, they're still working through that same supply.