ðə pˈɜːpəl hˈɑːɹt wʌz fˈɜːst ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd hˈɪɹ, ænd ðə nˈæʃənəl pˈɜːpəl hˈɑːɹt hˈɔːl ʌv ˈɑːnɚ wʌz ˈoʊpənd noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈɛn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ɪn ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌv ðæt hˈɪstɚɹi.
The Purple Heart was first awarded here, and the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor was opened November 10, 2006 in recognition of that history.