July 16, 2025
Purple Heart recipients will be honored during Purple Heart Day Presentation at upcoming Board of Supervisors Meeting on July 22
Los Angeles, CA – Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Janice Hahn to proclaim August 7 Purple Heart Day in Los Angeles County. The Purple Heart honors individuals wounded or killed in combat while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Next Tuesday July 22, Hahn will honor 13 Purple Heart recipients from her district in a presentation during the Board’s public hearing.
“These brave men and women went off to serve our country, and some didn’t make it home. Others made it home with life-changing injuries. We cannot thank them enough. Proclaiming Purple Heart Day and honoring these extraordinary veterans from my district give us the opportunity to make their service and sacrifice known throughout LA County,” said Supervisor Hahn.
Among the veterans that Hahn will honor on Tuesday is Louis Dominguez. Dominguez is a longtime community leader and former teacher in San Pedro who voluntarily enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1966 and served in the Vietnam War where he suffered serious injury. Dominguez was later recognized with various awards for his service, including a Purple Heart. In 2023, Hahn opened a 60-room interim housing site for formerly homeless veterans in San Pedro and named it the Louis Dominguez Veterans Center in Dominguez’s honor.
The Purple Heart is one of the oldest and most distinguished military decorations in the United States. Its origins date back to August 7, 1782, when General George Washington, unable to promote soldiers based on merit due to restrictions from the Continental Congress, created the Badge of Military Merit. In his order he authorized the badge, a purple heart-shaped cloth symbol, to recognize soldiers who performed “singularly meritorious action.”
Details of Hahn’s presentation honoring Purple Heart recipients from her district available below.
Who: Supervisor Janice Hahn
Veterans who were awarded the Purple Heart
What: Presentation honoring Purple Heart recipients
Where: Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, Board Hearing Room
500 W Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
When: Tuesday, July 22
9:30am
This presentation during the public hearing of the Board of Supervisors can be streamed live on the Board’s website or on its YouTube channel.