Here are the three tiers of medals awarded for valor to US Military personnel, following the Medal of Honor, listed in order of their precedence.
Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. Medal of Honor- the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty' Congressional Medal of Honor laurel wreath,medal,decoration,ribbon,medallion,palm- an award for winning a championship or commemorating ...
Known colloquially as the CAR, the Combat Action Ribbon stirred controversy in 2015 when a servicemember was named the2014 Military Times' Marine of the Yearwithout having earned a CAR. It is awarded to members of the Sea Services—Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard—who have actively participated...
Twenty-seven Medals of Honor were awarded to Marines and sailors, many posthumously, more than were awarded for any other single operation during the war. Jim Craig was a platoon commander with the U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima. This ... J.C. Shively 被引量: 1发表: 2006年 A FATHER REFLE...
Known colloquially as the CAR, the Combat Action Ribbon stirred controversy in 2015 when a servicemember was named the2014 Military Times' Marine of the Yearwithout having earned a CAR. It is awarded to members of the Sea Services—Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard—who have actively participated...
Known colloquially as the CAR, the Combat Action Ribbon stirred controversy in 2015 when a servicemember was named the2014 Military Times' Marine of the Yearwithout having earned a CAR. It is awarded to members of the Sea Services—Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard—who have actively participated...
to that of the previous medal. Ribbon: dark blue with a broad white stripe in the centre. It is awarded to all naval and military personnel who served during the war. (3) The Japanese Victory Medal; also awarded for the war 1914-8 but confined to naval and military personnel who ...
Silver and bronze medals, and ceremonial swords, were awarded for less eminent, but still notable, accomplishments.6 Of these, only the gold medal has been continuously awarded to the present day. 1 See "Decorations, Medals, and Badges," in the general index of the United States Code: 2000...
22. Giunta killed one insurgent and wounded the other before tending to Brennan, who died the next day. Giunta is the first living servicemember to be awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Giunta was introduced to a nation-wide audience when he was honored at the 2011 Super...