Purple Heart Criteria Amended

This MARADMIN specifically revises the award criteria for mild traumatic brain injury/concussions and is retroactive to Sept. 11, 2001. The revisions contained within this MARADMIN will have a major impact on a sizable population of young Operation Enduring Freedom(OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) vets who previously may have been ineligible for the Purple Heart including members of the Combat Correspondents Association.