In prescribing regulations establishing the order of precedence of awards and decorations authorized to be displayed on the uniforms of members of the armed forces, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall accord the Purple Heart a position of precedence, in relation to other awards and decorations authorized to be displayed, not lower than that immediately following the bronze star.
10 U.S.C. § 1127
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1985-Pub. L. 99-145 substituted "the bronze star" for "the lowest position accorded any award or decoration for valor".
- armed forces
- The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.