military honor
Awarded for valor
Military honor is the code of conduct, integrity, and courage expected of those who serve in armed forces.
It encompasses duty, loyalty, and willingness to sacrifice for one's country or comrades.
Military honors (plural) are ceremonial tributes paid to service members, especially the deceased: The fallen soldier received full military honors at Arlington.
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- braveryBoldness before danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- above and beyondExceeding normal expectations
posthumous · loyalty · courage · rank · dress uniform · selflessness · medals · salutes · twenty-one gun salute · fallen soldier · badge · integrity · Arlington · sacrifice · duty · call of duty · Purple Heart · Silver Star
- honorintegrity, uprightness, rectitude, probity, good name
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- military valorbravery, gallantry, heroism, valor, courage
- war literaturewar stories, war novels, war diary, war journal, war poetry
- medalsgold medal, silver medal, bronze medal, medal, Olympic medal
- valorbravery, courage, gallantry, heroism, fearlessness
military honordishonor
Loss of respect
cowardice · desertion · treason · war crime · dereliction of duty
military honorcourt-martial
Armed forces judicial proceeding
dishonorable discharge · military tribunal · cashiering · Nobel Peace Prize · academic honors
military honordishonorable discharge
Punitive military separation
cashiering · infamy · ignominy · drumming out · white feather