TIL That so many Purple Hearts were made in anticipation of the invasion of Japan that every Purple Heart since World War II has come from that stock.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall#Estimated_casualties



Submitted February 11, 2015 at 06:48PM by bantha121 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vj6o8/til_that_so_many_purple_hearts_were_made_in/