This story will be updated as President Trump makes the announcement at 3 p.m. CT.

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump will host nearly 100 Purple Heart recipients at the White House on Thursday afternoon for a National Purple Heart Day ceremony recognizing wounded warriors and fallen service members.

The event in the East Room will highlight the sacrifices made by military personnel who earned the nation's oldest military decoration for being wounded or killed in combat, a White House official confirmed to NewsNation.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins are expected to attend.

National Purple Heart Day honors troops wounded or killed in combat

National Purple Heart Day, marked annually on Aug. 7, commemorates the military honor that

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