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     10.58 Combat Wounded Veterans Purple Heart Day. 

    Beginning in 2001, the day of August 7 is designated as 
 Combat Wounded Veterans Day in honor of military veterans who 
 were wounded by enemy action while bravely serving their country 
 against enemy forces, and whose sacrifices have entitled them to 
 the Purple Heart decoration.  This decoration was created by 
 General George Washington, commander-in-chief of the 
 Revolutionary Army and a founder of our country, on August 7, 
 1782, and is the oldest military decoration in use in the 
 world.  Each year the governor shall issue a proclamation 
 honoring this observance and shall send a written copy to the 
 Minnesota department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. 

    HIST: 2001 c 104 s 1 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.