USAF MP/AP/SP Receipients of the Purple Heart.

Vietnam Security Police Association
F reedom Is Not Free
United States Air Force
Military Police
Air Police
Security Police

Purple Heart

“I am forever honored…for I have marched with heroes!” Jackie Kays

Awarded The Purple Heart

Name	Rank	Base / Date	Awards
Alexander, Johnson L.	A1C
Arrant, Wilbert B.	A2C
Austin, Terry R.	A2C	Tân Sơn Nhứt AB: 65-70
Baker, Glenn	SSgt
Barth, Joseph V.	1LT	Phan Rang AB: 65-66
Bevich Jr., George	A2C	Posthumously: Tân Sơn Nhứt AB: 4 Dec 1966
Bezette, David B.	A1C	Phan Rang, 26 Jan 1969
Boyd, James - K9	SSgt	Posthumously: Bien Hoa AB, 28 Feb 1968
Brozek, Frank M.	A1C
Caputo, Thomas J.	Sgt	Phan Rang, 26 Jan 1969. K-9 Fritz KIA
Cartwright, Thomas E.	SSgt	Ubon RTAFB: 13 Jan 1970
Cassidy, John D.	SSgt	Da Nang: 02 Sep 1972
Coggins, Alonzo J.	SSgt	377th SPS, TSN, 31 Jan 1968 (TET) , Bunker O-51.
Cole, John M.	A2C	Posthumously: Tân Sơn Nhứt AB: 4 Dec 1966
Cook Jr., Roy H.	A2C	Tân Sơn Nhứt: 06 Apr 1966
Cyr, William J.	SSgt	Posthumously: 377th SPS, TSN, 31 Jan 1968 (TET), Bunker O-51.
Davis, Arron Jr.	A1C	Posthumously: Phù Cát AB, 12 Feb 1971
Davis, Lyle K.	A2C	Tân Sơn Nhứt AB, 4 Dec. 1966
Dayton, Edward A.		Da Nang AB, 66-67
Dowdell, David M.	A1C	Tân Sơn Nhứt: 18 Feb 1968
Fisher, Louis H.	SSgt	Posthumously: 377th SPS, TSN, 31 Jan 1968 (TET), Bunker O-51.
Francis, James E.	A1C	Posthumously: Korat RTAFB, 11 Mar 68
Fuller, Gary L. - K9	A2C	Posthumously: Da Nang AB, 27 Feb 1967
Garcia, Rudy E.	A1C	Phan Rang 22 Feb 1969
Gary, Richard E.	A2C
Glassman, Kenneth B.		Bien Hoa, 65-66
Gudiry Jr., Leno	A1C	Phan Rang 22 Feb 1969
Habecker, Barry L.	SSgt	Tân Sơn Nhứt AB, 4 Dec. 1966
Harris, Harold	SSgt
Hebron, Charles E.	SSgt	Posthumously: 377th SPS, TSN, 31 Jan 1968 (TET) , Bunker O-51.
Holbrook, Horace	A2C	Posthumously: Bien Hoa AB, 12 May 1967
Hunstiger, Timothy M.	SSgt	Phan Rang: 26 January 1969
Iles, William W.	SSgt	Phan Rang: 26 January 1969
Janiak, Thaddeus (Ted) M.	A2C	Tân Sơn Nhứt: 4 Dec 1966 (Deceased Past President of the VSPA)
Jensen, Terance K.	SSgt	Posthumously: Da Nang AB, 1 Jul 1965
Johnson, Chancellor	SSgt
Jones, James B.	A3C	Posthumously: Da Nang, 25 Jan 1966
Jones, Sidney	A1C
Kastner, William K.	SSgt	Da Nang, 16 March 1970 (While flying over enemy positions)
Koger, Robert H.	A1C	Da Nang: 27 July 1967
Kopfer, John J. - K9	A1C	Posthumously: Da Nang AB, 21 Feb 1968
Lehman, Millard W.	A1C	Posthumously: Binh Thuy AB, 8 Jul 1966
Lesher, Henry L.	SSgt	Tuy Hòa AB: 23 Aug 1969
Loftis, Joel C. - K9	A1C	Posthumously: Phan Rang AB: 7 Jun 1969
Logan, Ronald D.	SSgt	Phan Rang 22 Feb 1969
Maisey, Reginald V. Jr.	Capt	Posthumously: Bien Hoa AB: 31 Jan 1968
McBride, Thomas G.	A1C	Da Nang: 04 Mar 1971
Menefee, Bobby L.	A1C
Meyer, James D.	A1C	Udorn RTAFB: 3 Oct 72
Midkiff, Gary B.	SSgt	Posthumously: Binh Thuy AB, 4 Feb 1968
Mills, Roger B.	SSgt	Posthumously: Tân Sơn Nhứt AB: 31 Jan 1968
Moon, Jerry R.	A2C	Posthumously: Tuy Hòa AB, 7 Sep 1967
Murphy, David M.	SSgt
Muse, Edward, G. - K9	A1C	Posthumously: Bien Hoa AB: 31 Jan 1968
Myers, David		Udorn RTAFB: 13 Oct 1972
Palmatier, Richard	A1C	Pleiku AB: 22 Apr 1966
Perkins, Charles W.	A2C
Perez, Ron	SSgt	Da Nang AB: 24 March 1967
Poole, Tommy C.	A2C	Tân Sơn Nhứt AB, 4 Dec. 1966
Press, Robert (Bob) - K9	A1C	Bien Hoa AB: 31 Jan 1968 (K9 Diablo X313 was KIA)
Redmond, Glenn D.	SSgt	Phan Rang: 26 January 1969
Riddle, Oliver J.	A2C	Posthumously: Tân Sơn Nhứt AB, 4 Dec 1966
Simmons, Russell	A2C	Tân Sơn Nhứt AB, 4 Dec. 1966
Smith, Dennis		Binh Thuy in 1967-1968, K-9
Timmons, Robert E.	A1C	Phan Rang: Apr-Jun 1969
Valasquez, Rafel Jr.	SSgt	Phan Rang: 26 January 1969
Ware, David	A1C	Bien Hoa : 12 May 1967
Wissig, Edward S.	SSgt	Posthumously: Phù Cát AB, 12 Feb 1971

The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart Medal today, is the modern form of the original Purple Heart established by General George Washington in 1782, and is conferred on any person wounded in action while serving with the armed forces of the United States. It is also awarded posthumously to the next of kin of personnel killed or having died of wounds received in action after April 5, 1917.

Award: The Purple Heart is awarded for combat action only, to any member of the Armed Forces killed or wounded in an armed conflict. Second and subsequent awards of the Purple Heart are denoted by a gold star for Navy and Marine Corps personnel and by an oak-leaf cluster for Army and Air Force personnel.

Design: Designed by Elizabeth Will and modeled by John R. Sinnock. The heart-shaped medal, one of the best known and also one of the most beautiful of our decorations. The inner heart on the obverse is of purple plastic (originally enamel), and the sculptured outer heart of gold-colored metal. On the purple heart General Washington is shown in profile, facing left, in a relief also of gold-colored metal. Above this heart is Washington's coat of arms, and enamel shield of white with two horizontal bands of red, and above them three red stars with sprays of green leaves on either side of the shield.
The reverse of the medal is entirely of gold-colored metal, including the shield and leaves. Within the sculptured outer heart and below the shield is the inscription, set in three lines, "For Military Merit," with a space below for the recipient's name.

Ribbon: The Ribbon is deep purple with narrow white edges.

History: Originally established by GEN George Washington on 7 AUG 1782, at Newburgh on the Hudson, New York, as an award for outstanding military merit, or the 'Badge of Merit'. The decoration was in the form of an embroidered, heart-shaped badge of purple cloth and only three non-commissioned officers received the Order at that time. Though never officially abolished it was not again awarded for almost one hundred and fifty years.
Upon its revival in 1932, as the Purple Heart, the decoration was to be awarded to members of the US Army in two categories:

For being wounded in action in any war or campaign under conditions which entitle the wearing of a wound chevron.

"For those persons who perform any singularly meritorious act of extraordinary fidelity or essential service."

In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an Executive Order which provided that the Purple Heart would be made available to members of all the US Armed Services who were wounded in action. Since then the Purple Heart has become one of the most highly respected decorations of the US Armed Forces. The decoration holds a very unique position in that it can be earned in only one way, by being wounded. An attendant requirement is that the wound must have been received as a direct result of enemy actions.