Purple Heart and Medal of Valor Family Recognition
A Uniform Families Foundation Program
Purple Heart and Medal of Valor Family Recognition
When a service member earns the Purple Heart, or a firefighter, paramedic, officer, or medic earns a Medal of Valor, the country honors the one in uniform. Uniform Families Foundation honors the family standing next to them, because courage on the job is paid for at home.
The medal goes on their chest. The years go on their family.
Who This Honors
The Families of the Decorated
This program recognizes the spouses, children, and parents of members from all six pillars who have received a formal award for valor, wounds, or heroism in the line of duty.
Purple Heart
Service members wounded or killed in action, and the families who nursed them home or buried them.
Medal of Valor and Medal of Honor
Firefighters, paramedics, and law enforcement officers recognized by their departments, states, or the nation for extraordinary bravery.
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
The highest national award for public safety officers, presented by the President.
Department and Hospital Honors
Lifesaving medals, distinguished service awards, and heroism citations from any agency or medical institution.
What the Family Receives
Recognition for the People Behind the Medal
Family Recognition Ceremony
Honored publicly at a Uniform Families Foundation event or their own department's ceremony, with the family called up alongside the member.
Family Honor Certificate
A framed Uniform Families Foundation certificate recognizing the family by name for their part in the sacrifice.
Their Story Told
With permission, the family's story is featured on our website and social media so the country hears the side of the medal it never sees.
Recovery Support
For Purple Heart and injured member families, connection to Emergency Hardship Grants, counseling, and the Direct Line for the long road of recovery.
Uniform Kids Recognition
Children of the decorated receive their own recognition and priority for Uniform Kids programs, including Trump Accounts for children of the injured.
Honored Guest Status
A standing invitation to every Uniform Families Foundation event as honored guests.
How It Works
Three Steps
Nominate
A department, command, hospital, family member, or friend nominates a decorated member's family using the form below.
We Verify
Uniform Families Foundation confirms the award with the department or command and reaches out to the family for permission.
We Honor
The family is recognized, receives their certificate, and is connected to every program they qualify for.
Nominate a Family
Tell Us About the Family Behind the Medal
Why We Built This
Every Medal Has a Second Recipient
Behind every Purple Heart is a spouse who got the call and a child who learned what a hospital ward looks like. Behind every Medal of Valor is a family who watched the news that night and did not sleep. Uniform Families Foundation exists so those families are named, thanked, and cared for, not just once at a ceremony but for as long as they need us.
- Honors families of the decorated across all six pillars
- Recognition plus real support: counseling, hardship help, and kids' programs
- Works with departments and commands, never around them
- Families featured only with their permission
Uniform Families Foundation does not confer or administer the Purple Heart, the Medal of Honor, the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, or any government or departmental award. This program recognizes the families of recipients and is not affiliated with any awarding body.
Uniform Families Foundation
Serving the families behind the uniform: Fire, Paramedic and EMS, Law Enforcement, Medical and Frontline, Military, and Uniform Kids.
Uniform Families Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. EIN: 41-5063345.