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{{short description|Award given by the US Drug Enforcement Administration}}
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{{Infobox award|image=[[File:DEA Purple Heart Award.png|135px|Image of the DEA Purple Heart Award]]|country=[[The United States]]|year=1996|awarded_for=Honoring individuals who have died or been seriously injured enforcing United States drug laws.|sponsor=|presenter=[[Drug Enforcement Administration]]}}


The '''DEA Purple Heart Award''' is an award given by the [[United States Drug Enforcement Administration]] to honor individuals who had lost their lives or been seriously injured enforcing the drug laws of the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/1994-1998%20p%2076-91.pdf|title=The Drug Enforcement Administration History: 1994-1998|last=|first=|date=|website=Drug Enforcement Administration|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deamuseum.org/pha/|title=Purple Heart Award|last=|first=|date=|website=Drug Enforcement Administration Museum|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>
The '''DEA Purple Heart Award''' is an award given by the [[United States Drug Enforcement Administration]] to honor individuals who had lost their lives or been seriously injured enforcing the drug laws of the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/1994-1998%20p%2076-91.pdf|title=The Drug Enforcement Administration History: 1994-1998|website=Drug Enforcement Administration|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deamuseum.org/pha/|title=Purple Heart Award|website=Drug Enforcement Administration Museum|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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The award is a heart-shaped pendant with a DEA Special Agent's badge embossed a purple background and it suspended form a red, white, and blue ribbon. The award is presented in a glass-front shadowbox and is accompanied by a lapel pin showing a smaller version of the pendant.<ref name=":0" />
The award is a heart-shaped pendant with a DEA Special Agent's badge embossed a purple background and it suspended form a red, white, and blue ribbon. The award is presented in a glass-front shadowbox and is accompanied by a lapel pin showing a smaller version of the pendant.<ref name=":0" />


In 1998, the DEA’s SAC Advisory Committee expanded the awarding of the Purple Heart to state and local [[law enforcement officer]]s who were killed or wounded in the line of duty while working with DEA.<ref name=":0" />
In 1998, the DEA's SAC Advisory Committee expanded the awarding of the Purple Heart to state and local [[law enforcement officer]]s who were killed or wounded in the line of duty while working with DEA.<ref name=":0" />


As of 2011, 93 individuals had been awarded the DEA Purple Heart Award.<ref name=":1" />
As of 2011, 93 individuals had been awarded the DEA Purple Heart Award.<ref name=":1" />
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== SIU Purple Heart Award ==
== SIU Purple Heart Award ==
In 2012, the DEA established the DEA SIU Purple Heart Award to honor individuals of foreign law enforcement partners that supported the DEA in Special Investigative (SIU) programs.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2013/06/27/dea-holds-its-first-purple-heart-award-ceremony-foreign-partners|title=DEA Holds Its First Purple Heart Award Ceremony For Foreign Partners|last=|first=|date=June 27, 2012|work=Drug Enforcement Administration|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>
In 2012, the DEA established the DEA SIU Purple Heart Award to honor individuals of foreign law enforcement partners that supported the DEA in Special Investigative (SIU) programs.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2013/06/27/dea-holds-its-first-purple-heart-award-ceremony-foreign-partners|title=DEA Holds Its First Purple Heart Award Ceremony For Foreign Partners|date=June 27, 2012|work=Drug Enforcement Administration|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-date=November 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104010237/https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2013/06/27/dea-holds-its-first-purple-heart-award-ceremony-foreign-partners|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Notable recipients of the DEA Special Investigative Purple Heart Award include [[Colombian National Police]] Officers Sergio Antonio Castro and Franklin Moreno Lopez (the first two recipients of the award), along with [[Peruvian National Police]] officer Edgar Wilber Quispe Rojas.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-peru-national-police-hero-awarded-posthumous-us-purple-heart-668504.aspx|title=Peru National Police hero awarded posthumous U.S. Purple Heart|last=|first=|date=May 27, 2015|work=Andina|access-date=November 3, 2018|publisher=Peru News Agency}}</ref>
Notable recipients of the DEA Special Investigative Purple Heart Award include [[Colombian National Police]] Officers Sergio Antonio Castro and Franklin Moreno Lopez (the first two recipients of the award), along with [[Peruvian National Police]] officer Edgar Wilber Quispe Rojas.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-peru-national-police-hero-awarded-posthumous-us-purple-heart-668504.aspx|title=Peru National Police hero awarded posthumous U.S. Purple Heart|date=May 27, 2015|work=Andina|access-date=November 3, 2018|publisher=Peru News Agency}}</ref>


As of 2017, 23 police officers have been awarded the DEA SIU Purple Heart.<ref name=":3" />
As of 2017, 23 police officers have been awarded the DEA SIU Purple Heart.<ref name=":3" />
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* [[Awards and decorations of the United States government]]
* [[Awards and decorations of the United States government]]
* [[Purple Heart]]
* [[Purple Heart]]
* [[List of wound decorations]]


== References ==
== References ==
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* [https://www.deamuseum.org/pha/#recipients Recipients of the DEA Purple Heart]
* [https://www.deamuseum.org/pha/#recipients Recipients of the DEA Purple Heart]




[[Category:Drug Enforcement Administration]]
[[Category:Drug Enforcement Administration]]
[[Category:Awards and decorations of United States law enforcement agencies]]
[[Category:Awards and decorations of United States law enforcement agencies]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1996]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1996]]
[[Category:Wound decorations]]
[[Category:Awards and decorations of the United States Department of Justice]]

Latest revision as of 04:16, 11 March 2023

DEA Purple Heart Award
Image of the DEA Purple Heart Award
Awarded forHonoring individuals who have died or been seriously injured enforcing United States drug laws.
CountryThe United States
Presented byDrug Enforcement Administration
First awarded1996

The DEA Purple Heart Award is an award given by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to honor individuals who had lost their lives or been seriously injured enforcing the drug laws of the United States.[1][2]

History[edit]

On January 5, 1996, the DEA Purple Heart Award was established to honor individuals who had lost their lives or been seriously injured enforcing the drug laws of the United States. This was a result of the Hispanic Advisory Committee to then DEA Administrator Thomas A. Constantine suggesting the creation of an award to honor the “thousands of men and women sworn to enforce the drug laws of the United States who deserve the full benefit of our recognition of the inherent dangers of our profession”.[1][2]

The award is a heart-shaped pendant with a DEA Special Agent's badge embossed a purple background and it suspended form a red, white, and blue ribbon. The award is presented in a glass-front shadowbox and is accompanied by a lapel pin showing a smaller version of the pendant.[1]

In 1998, the DEA's SAC Advisory Committee expanded the awarding of the Purple Heart to state and local law enforcement officers who were killed or wounded in the line of duty while working with DEA.[1]

As of 2011, 93 individuals had been awarded the DEA Purple Heart Award.[2]

Eligibility[edit]

The following criteria must be met in order to be eligible for the DEA Purple Heart Award:[2]

  • Individuals must have been seriously injured or killed during the performance of duties in an official capacity.
  • Their injuries or death must have been direct results of hostile or criminal action.
  • Their injuries required medical treatment or caused death.
  • Individuals must be any active, retired, or deceased employee of the Drug Enforcement Administration (or its predecessor agencies, such as the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, or the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control) or a state or local law enforcement officer who was killed or wounded while working with the DEA.[1]

SIU Purple Heart Award[edit]

In 2012, the DEA established the DEA SIU Purple Heart Award to honor individuals of foreign law enforcement partners that supported the DEA in Special Investigative (SIU) programs.[3]

Notable recipients of the DEA Special Investigative Purple Heart Award include Colombian National Police Officers Sergio Antonio Castro and Franklin Moreno Lopez (the first two recipients of the award), along with Peruvian National Police officer Edgar Wilber Quispe Rojas.[3][4]

As of 2017, 23 police officers have been awarded the DEA SIU Purple Heart.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "The Drug Enforcement Administration History: 1994-1998" (PDF). Drug Enforcement Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Purple Heart Award". Drug Enforcement Administration Museum. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "DEA Holds Its First Purple Heart Award Ceremony For Foreign Partners". Drug Enforcement Administration. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Peru National Police hero awarded posthumous U.S. Purple Heart". Andina. Peru News Agency. May 27, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2018.

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