Badge Of Courage

What is a badge of courage?
What makes men fight and die?
What is the badge of courage?
For which brave men try?

It's a simple little thing we wear
But a thing not just anyone can share
You must study and learn and work and earn
The right to the badge of courage

What is the badge of courage?
It's sweat and blood and tears
What is the badge of courage?
It's the work of many years

It's a thousand purple hearts
For which our blood is shed
Our toll is written in history's scroll
In bright bright lines of red
And it is the medal of honor

What is the badge of courage?
Well if you don't know now, I can't tell you