military awards
Honors for valor
Military awards are decorations, medals, ribbons, and other honors given to members of armed forces in recognition of service, valor, or achievement.
They range from campaign medals awarded for participation in specific conflicts to the highest honors for exceptional bravery, such as the Medal of Honor or Victoria Cross.
His military awards included a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars.
The display and precedence of such awards follow strict protocols within each nation's military tradition.
- Silver StarCombat gallantry decoration
- Croix de GuerreFrench combat decoration
- Medal of HonorPeak military valor recognition
- Bronze Star MedalMilitary decoration for heroism
- Victoria CrossBritain's top combat decoration
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- military honorsMedal of Honor, Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Navy Cross
- military administrationpersonnel management, service records, personnel files, enlistment, promotions
- Roman numismaticsRoman coins, denarius, denarii, as, solidus
military awardsdishonorable discharge
Punitive military separation
court-martial · cashiering · demotion · reprimand · censure
military awardsNobel Peace Prize
Honor for advancing harmony
academic awards · academic degrees · professional certifications · Nobel Prize · humanitarian awards
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