M*A*S*H – What Even Die Hard Fans Don’t Know!

Too Many Purple Hearts

War is a dangerous time. Many people do not get to come back home because they are killed or even taken hostage. The lucky and blessed ones make it home with no physical harm done to them; however, they sometimes suffer mental distress. If you are injured in the military and make it out alive, you are awarded a Purple Heart. The rules are that you only get one.

In the show, however, many characters are given more than one Purple Heart. If you are injured more than once you get an oak leaf cluster, not more Purple Hearts. The show could have paid more attention to this pretty important detail.