“This month is dedicated to paying our respects to all the brave men and women wounded or killed in combat. The official Purple Heart Day is observed on the 7th day of August each year, commemorating the historic day in 1782 that General George Washington, Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army, commissioned the first Purple Heart Medal, originally called the Badge of Military Merit.”
https://purpleheartfoundation.wordpress.com/2019/08/02/honoring-purple-heart-month/
Learn more:
https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/purple-heart.pdf