PURPLE HEART TRAIL
What is the Purple Heart Trail?
The purpose of the Purple Heart Trail is to create a symbolic and honorary system of roads, highways, bridges, and other monuments that give tribute to the men and women who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal.
The Purple Heart Trail accomplishes this honorary goal by creating a visual reminder to those who use the road system that others have paid a high price for their freedom to travel and live in a free society. Signs placed at various locations annotate those roads and highways where legislation has been passed to designate parts of the national road system as The Purple Heart Trail. The actual format and design of the signs varies from state to state. There are currently designated sections in 45 states as well as Guam.
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What is the History of the Purple Heart Trail?
The Purple Heart Trail was established in 1992 by the Military Order of the Purple Heart. The original idea for the Purple Heart Trail came from Patriot Frank J. Kuhn, Jr., a member of Chapter 1732 in Virginia. His idea was carried to the national level by Patriot George Gallagher, a member of Virginia Chapter 353. Patriot Gallagher was a former National Adjutant. Patriot Gallagher introduced Patriot Kuhn’s Purple Heart Trail idea as a resolution during the 1992 MOPH National Convention held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The resolution was approved and the MOPH National Purple Heart Trail began.
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Is your City, Town, County, Business already recognized and on the Purple Heart Trail?
If your town, city, county, state, business has been recognized, you will be on the official Purple Heart Trail website data base. Visit the Purple Heart National website - to see if you have been added.
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Your City, Town, County, State, Business is on the trail, and you need additional signs?
If your town, city, county, state, business has already been recognized, and you are already listed on the Purple Heart Trail website data base.
