Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§1127 Precedence of the award of the Purple Heart
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 57— - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS › § 1127
Summary
When the military makes rules for how medals are worn on uniforms, the Secretary of that military department must place the Purple Heart no lower than right after the Bronze Star.
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Title 10, §1127
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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.
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Amendments
1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “the bronze star” for “the lowest position accorded any award or decoration for valor”.
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10 U.S.C. § 1127
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73