Law Enforcement Purple Heart

[1] The term is based on the Purple Heart medal issued by the United States Armed Forces.

The award was for those sworn Iowa law enforcement officers who have been seriously wounded or killed in the line of duty as a result of a combat incident.

Their criteria were for those seriously, critically or fatally injured in the performance of law enforcement duty.

This award is given to peace officers, firefighters, and emergency first responders who are killed or suffer serious injury in the line of duty.

This license plate has the words "Peace Officer Purple Heart" and an image of a purple heart with the State of Texas in the middle that says "Texas Peace Officer".