decorated soldiers
Honored military personnel
Decorated soldiers are military personnel who have received medals, ribbons, or other honors for distinguished service, bravery, or achievement in combat.
The decoration refers to the physical medals and insignia worn on uniforms: a decorated soldier with three Purple Hearts.
A highly decorated soldier has accumulated many such honors over a career.
- Croix de GuerreFrench combat decoration
- Medal of HonorPeak military valor recognition
- braveryBoldness before danger
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- generalWidespread, not specialized
Iron Cross · gallantry · selflessness · colonel · Silver Star · Victoria Cross · patriotism · national pride · Vietnam War · military parades · ticker tape parade · Purple Heart · perseverance · sacrifice · combat veteran · tour of duty · captain · Korean War
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- War Figuresgenerals, commanders, combatants, military commanders, military generals
- honoreeshonoree, honorees, award winner, awardee, awardees
- military officerscolonel, general, officers, major, admirals
decorated soldiersraw recruits
Inexperienced new military members
privates · cadets · rookies · cannon fodder · grunts
decorated soldierscivilians
Non-military population
noncombatants · pacifists · conscientious objectors · draft dodgers · peaceniks
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