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At the top is a suspender of five graduated gold rays. The reverse of the medal has the inscription "For Distinguished Service" at the top in raised letters, and within the pentagon the inscription "FROM THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO", all in raised letters. Additional awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal are denoted by oak leaf ...
Pages in category "Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 545 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) [2] is a military decoration of the United States Army that is presented to soldiers who have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility. The performance must be such as to merit recognition for service that is clearly exceptional.
Delaware Distinguished Service Medal - Awarded for praiseworthy execution of duties not to the extent of the DECSC or outstanding achievement of a single or specific act or accomplishment separate and distinct from regularly assigned duties for the greater good of the Delaware National Guard.
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States). It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients.
Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal [22] Homeland Security Distinguished Public Service Medal [23] Secretary's Exceptional Service Gold Medal [24] [25] Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal [26] Civilian Outstanding Service Award [27] Secretary's Award for Leadership Excellence Secretary's Award for Valor Secretary's Unity of ...
The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which was first created in 1919 and is presented to Sailors and Marines to recognize distinguished and exceptionally meritorious service to the United States while serving in a duty or position of great responsibility.
At its time of creation, it was decided the DSSM would be obtained at the lowest possible cost and with as little involvement as possible. For these reasons, and because it would rank just below the Defense Distinguished Service Medal for similar service, it was decided to use the same design as the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, finished in silver rather than gold, and with the ...