The Medal for the War Wounded (French: Médaille des blessés de guerre) was originally a mere insignia in the form of an ribbon awarded for wounds received...

enemies of the Republic of Vietnam, were either wounded or killed in action. During the Vietnam War, the Wound Medal was often issued to Army of the Republic...

Wounded in action (WIA) describes combatants who have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during wartime, but have not been killed. Typically...

Order of Liberation, Military Medal, National Order of Merit, and National Medal of Recognition for victims of terrorism. The ministerial honours include...

soldiers were killed and 3,000,000 wounded. For comparison, the UK Military Medal was awarded on 115,000 occasions in World War I, when 673,375 British Army...

revoke Medal of Honor for civilian deaths at Wounded Knee". USA Today. Retrieved August 3, 2024. Hill, Richard (October 7, 1999). "Wounded Knee, A Wound That...

Lanka Medal for the War Wounded, France Wound Badge, Germany, World War I and World War II Wound stripe#British Commonwealth, World War I and World War II...

The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member...

This list of wound decorations is an index of articles that describe notable awards given for wounds; usually, though not exclusively, to military personnel...

20 Medals of Honor, and also directed removal of the recipients from the Medal of Honor Roll. The number of medals awarded for conduct at Wounded Knee--which...

The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOT-SM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created through Executive Order 13289...

uniforms instead of the Purple Heart. For those who were subsequently wounded, both the original wound chevrons and the Purple Heart medal were worn simultaneously...

campaigns The Croix de Guerre was designed by the sculptor Paul-Albert Bartholomé. The medal is 37 millimetres (1.5 in) in size and is in the shape of...

who had been wounded in any conflict involving U.S. Army personnel might apply for the new medal. There were but two requirements: the applicant had...

World War II, French military personnel involved in the North African Campaign and other foreign French military operations, as well as wounded soldiers...

the German Army who were wounded during World War I. Between the world wars, it was awarded to members of the German armed forces who fought on the Nationalist...

and to persons attached to the Austro-Hungarian armed forces who were wounded as a result of combat operations. Besides wounded persons, it was also awarded...

The British War Medal is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom which was awarded to officers and men and women of British and Imperial forces for service...

The Resistance Medal (French: Médaille de la Résistance) was a decoration bestowed by the French Committee of National Liberation, based in the United...

The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded...

military campaign medal which was created in 1949, and awarded to French military personnel during the First Indochina War. During the Vietnam War (Second Indochina...

during the American Civil War. Born enslaved, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors during the Battle...

Reagan on 8 November 1985. The United States Code citation for the POW Medal statute is 10 U.S.C. § 1128. The Prisoner of War Medal may be awarded to any person...

a wounded comrade (center) to the helicopter for medical evacuation. Before returning to battle, Captain Swenson kisses the forehead of his wounded sergeant...

named the "Medal of Gratitude of a Liberated France" (French: "Médaille de la Reconnaissance de la France Libérée"). It was intended as a reward for French...

The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOT-EM) is a United States Armed Forces award created by George W. Bush on 12 March 2003, through Executive...

The Indian Campaign Medal is a decoration established by War Department General Orders 12, 1907. The medal was retroactively awarded to any soldier of...

to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career. A few of these medals and awards are also given to or have in the past been given to Pakistani...

theatre may be waived for personnel that are killed, wounded, cited with the War Cross for foreign operational theaters or Cross for Military Valour, or...

awarded the Military Medal in the First World War whilst serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps, for rescuing wounded men under enemy fire. The medal itself...