| EVENT/INCIDENT | COUNTRY | DATE(S) | TOTAL | NOTES |
|
Vietnam Conflict |
Southeast Asia |
Jul 58-Apr 75 |
220,521 |
* |
|
Terrorist Attack |
Germany |
Jun '76 |
1 |
|
|
DMZ Incident |
Korea |
Aug '76 |
2 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Germany |
Sep '81 |
1 |
|
|
Assassination |
France |
Jan '82 |
1 |
|
|
UN Vehicle Land Mine |
Lebanon |
Sep '82 |
1 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Germany |
Dec '82 |
1 |
|
|
Aircraft Shootdown |
El Salvador |
Feb '83 |
1 |
|
|
Embassy Bombing |
Lebanon |
Apr '83 |
6 |
|
|
Airport Bombing |
Lebanon |
Oct '83 |
4 |
|
|
Operation URGENT FURY |
Grenada |
Oct 83-Nov 83 |
233 |
* |
|
Aircraft Shootdown |
Honduras |
Jan '84 |
1 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Greece |
Apr '84 |
1 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Namibia |
Apr '84 |
1 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Lebanon |
Sep '84 |
2 |
|
|
DMZ Incident |
Korea |
Nov '84 |
1 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Belgium |
Jan '85 |
1 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Greece |
Feb '85 |
2 |
|
|
Soviet Guard Shooting |
Germany |
Mar '85 |
1 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack (Beating) |
Lebanon |
Jun '85 |
1 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Germany |
Aug '85 |
1 |
|
|
Post Exchange (PX) Bombing - Frankfurt |
Germany |
Nov '85 |
10 |
|
|
Disco Bombing - Berlin |
Germany |
Apr '86 |
53 |
|
|
Insurgent Attack |
El Salvador |
Mar '87 |
1 |
|
|
MFO Vehicle Land Mine |
Sinai, Egypt |
May '88 |
4 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Honduras |
Jul '88 |
6 |
|
|
Aircraft Bombing (Pan Am Flight 103) |
Scotland |
Dec '88 |
12 |
|
|
Insurgent Attack |
El Salvador |
Nov '89 |
1 |
|
|
Operation JUST CAUSE |
Panama |
Dec 89-Jan 90 |
229 |
* |
|
Aircraft Shootdown |
El Salvador |
Jan '91 |
3 |
|
|
Operation DESERT STORM |
Southwest Asia |
Jan 91-Apr 91 |
504 |
|
|
Terrorist Attack |
Panama |
Jun '92 |
2 |
|
|
Peacekeeper Incident (Wounding) |
West Sahara |
Jun '92 |
1 |
|
|
Peacekeeper Incident (Wounding) |
Kuwait |
Oct '92 |
1 |
|
|
Operation RESTORE HOPE |
Somalia |
Dec 92-Mar 95 |
188 |
* |
|
Blackhawk Shootdown |
Iraq |
Apr '94 |
14 |
|
|
Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY |
Haiti |
Sep 94-Mar 95 |
3 |
|
|
DMZ Incident |
Korea |
Dec '94 |
2 |
|
|
Office Building Bombing - Riyadh |
Saudi Arabia |
Nov '95 |
60 |
+ |
|
Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR/GUARD |
former Yugoslavia |
Dec 95-TBA |
16 |
|
|
Khobar Towers Bombing - Dhahran |
Saudi Arabia |
Jun '96 |
5 |
+ |
| Kosovo | Kosovo | Sep 1999 |
16 |
|
| ##USS Cole | Oct 2000 |
17 & 39 ->56 |
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| Afghanistan |
Afghanistan |
Sep 2002- |
516 |
|
| Iraq*** |
Iraq |
March 2003- |
8,581 |
|
|
TOTALS |
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*** September 2004 |
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* Event/Incident in Italics Indicates Wartime Awards Authority for Purple Heart. |
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+ Includes Purple Hearts Awarded to DOD/DA Civilians by HQDA. |
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