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The Badge of Military Merit was an award for non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the Continental Army. It is considered America's first military decoration, and the second oldest in the world (after the Cross of St. George). [a] Non commissioned officers and soldiers of the Continental Army were eligible.
During the First and Second World Wars, the Croix de Guerre medals of France and Belgium, as well as the French Military Medal and Luxembourg War Cross, were further issued as unit citation cords, known as Fourragère. Service members could receive both the individual award and the unit cord; in the case of the later, the unit citation could ...
The next oldest is the Austro-Hungarian Tapferkeits Medaille Honour Medal for Bravery 1789–1792. This medal was instituted on 19 July 1789, by the Emperor Joseph II. Another of the oldest military decorations still in use is Poland's War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin for 'For Military Valour'). It was first awarded in 1792.
An order issued on 11 July 2019 by the Indian Army's "Ceremonial and Welfare Adjutant General's Branch" made it permissible for the close relatives of the deceased military personnel to wear their medals on the right side of chest while attending homage ceremonies at war memorials, cemeteries and funerals. These gallantry or service awards of ...
Military Merit Medal or Medal of Military Merit may refer to: Argentine Army Military Merit Medal; Military Merit Medal (Austria–Hungary) Military Merit Medal (Bavaria), see Orders, decorations, and medals of the German Empire; Medal of Military Merit (Greece) Military Merit Medal (Philippines) Medal for Military Merit (Republika Srpska)
Medal for Military Merit may refer to: Medal of Military Merit (Greece) (Greek: Μετάλλιο Στρατιωτικής Αξίας ), a military decoration of Greece Medal "For Battle Merit" (Russian: Медаль "За боевые заслуги" ; Ukrainian: Медаль "За бойові заслуги" ), a Soviet military medal
This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence. Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, including military awards and decorations and campaign medal, and pages mentioned within category:Military awards and decorations, category:Battle honours ...
The reverse of the medal bears the word, FOR MERIT surrounded by an oak wreath of two branches, the stems joined at the bottom by a bow. Around the edge in relief are the words, UNITED STATES ARMY at the top and thirteen stars below. [3] The suspension and service ribbon of the Certificate of Merit Medal is red, white and blue. It has two ...