Military Order of the Purple Heart
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![Purple Heart Trail marker on Interstate 35.](/Images/godic/202412/12/Purple_Heart_Trail_on_Interstate_35_IMG_1065_15256.JPG")
The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is a congressionally chartered (Title 36 USC Chapter 1405) United States war veterans organization. Headquartered just outside Washington, D.C., it has a membership of approximately 45,300 veterans. It is unique in that its members are exclusively men and women who have received the Purple Heart award while serving as a member of the U.S. Military.