battle stars
Military service awards
Battle stars are military decorations awarded for participation in specific combat campaigns or engagements.
In the U.S. armed forces, small bronze or silver stars are added to campaign ribbons or medals to indicate each qualifying battle or operation: He earned three battle stars during his tour in the Pacific.
The term sometimes appears in video games and other contexts to denote combat achievements.
- medalMetal honor token
- military decorationAward for armed forces
- soldierArmed forces member
- World War IISecond global military conflict
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
service ribbon · emblem · commendation · airman · naval aviator · campaign · active duty · insignia · engagement · citation · award · honor · theater of war · clasp · Korean War · marine · sailor · Vietnam War
battle starsdishonorable discharge
Punitive military separation
court-martial · demotion · reprimand · conduct unbecoming · cashiering
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