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Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 57 - Decorations and Awards
Sec. 1127 - Precedence of the award of the Purple Heart
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10 U.S.C. § 1127 (2017) |
§1127. Precedence of the award of the Purple Heart |
In prescribing regulations establishing the order of precedence of awards and decorations authorized to be displayed on the uniforms of members of the armed forces, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall accord the Purple Heart a position of precedence, in relation to other awards and decorations authorized to be displayed, not lower than that immediately following the bronze star. |
(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title V, §553(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2532; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title V, §533, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 634.) |
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1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted "the bronze star" for "the lowest position accorded any award or decoration for valor". |
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Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS Sec. 1127 - Precedence of the award of the Purple Heart |
section 1127 |
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98 Stat. 2532 99 Stat. 634 |
Public Law 98-525, Public Law 99-145 |
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