military medal
Valor recognition badge
A military medal is an award given to members of the armed forces for service, valor, or achievement.
Distinguished from civilian honors, military medals recognize combat bravery, campaign participation, wounds received, or meritorious conduct: His chest was covered with military medals from three tours of duty.
- valorCourage in danger
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- braveryBoldness before danger
- uniformIdentical throughout
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
patriotism · engraving · clasp · achievement · parade · dress uniform · campaign · presentation · gallantry · merit · insignia · Purple Heart · Victoria Cross · remembrance · Vietnam War · Cold War · tour of duty · heroism
- military medalsPurple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Iron Cross, Victoria Cross
- awardsaward, awards, winner, winners, prize
- keepsakesmementos, memento, keepsake, keepsakes, heirlooms
- medalsservice award, silver medallions, gold medallions, medallions, Bronze Star
- HonoursVictoria Cross, Order of the Garter, knighthood, damehood, OBE
- Communist Symbolshammer and sickle, red star, Soviet flag, red banner, CCCP
military medalNobel Prize
Highest academic honor
Pulitzer Prize · Academy Award · Olympic medal · honorary degree · knighthood
military medaldishonorable discharge
Punitive military separation
court-martial · demotion · cashiering · military tribunal · reprimand
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