BuglerJay

There have been NO new Purple Heart medals made since WW2. More than a million were ordered in anticipation of mass casualties had the US had to invade the Japanese Home Islands (other than Okinawa - which foretold the kind of hideous casualties that were to be anticipated if the invasion of the main islands were to be carried out. It's why the US dropped the A-Bombs). Thank goodness that the US military has not had that many casualties since WW2.

They are not illegal to OWN in the USA. But obtaining one other than by gift or inheritance is a violation. Here's the applicable law: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/704