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The Silver Star Medal (SSM) [5] is the successor award to the "Citation Star" (3⁄16 silver star) which was established by an Act of Congress on 9 July 1918, during World War I. On 19 July 1932, the Secretary of War approved the conversion of the "Citation Star" to the SSM with the original "Citation Star" incorporated into the center of the ...
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces ' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. [ 1 ][ 12 ] The medal is normally awarded by the president of the United States (the commander in ...
The first operation of the regiment occurred during the night of 16 to 17 January 1943, when a patrol of the 101st Paratroopers Company parachuted into Algeria on an intelligence gathering mission. In the night of 16 to 17 February 1943, a patrol of the same company blew up the railway bridge at Béni Mansour on the Béni Mansour-Bejaïa line.
"Major Emigdio C Cruz (0520467) Philippine Army, in active service in the Army of the United States. for exceptional heroism beyond the call of duty in action on a secret mission from Washington to Australia and to the Philippines, from May 3, 1943 to February 28, 1944, the Medal for Valor is awarded to Major Emigdio C. Cruz, Philippine Army, in the active service of the Army of the United States.
The International Standard Version calls them "David's special forces". [1] A similar list is given in 1 Chronicles 11:10–47 but with several variations and sixteen more names. The text divides them into "the Three", of which there are three, and "the Thirty", of which there are more than thirty.
The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006, [1] was a U.S. law that broadened the provisions of previous U.S. law addressing the unauthorized wear, manufacture, or sale of any military decorations and medals.
"After 24 years in the Army National Guard, Command Sergeant Major Walz retired from the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion in 2005,” according to the governor's website.
A cross of bronze, 2 inches (5.1 cm) high and 1 + 13 ⁄ 16 inches (46 mm) wide with an eagle on the center and a scroll below the eagle bearing the inscription "FOR VALOR". On the reverse side, the center of the cross is circled by a wreath with a space for engraving the name of the recipient.