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    creation of the Airman's Medal in 1960, airmen were awarded the Soldier's Medal. The criteria for the medal are: "The Soldier's Medal is awarded to any person...
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    is the equivalent of the Army's Soldier's Medal, the Air and Space Forces' Airman's Medal, and the Coast Guard Medal. As the senior non-combat award for...
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    the Airman's Medal when awarded to enlisted members for extraordinary heroism. The Airman's Medal is equivalent to the Army's Soldier's Medal, the Navy and...
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    The Soldier's Medal of Honour (Korean: 전사의 영예 훈장) was instituted on July 1, 1950. The order is a military award of North Korea given to soldiers and guerrillas...
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  • of Wikipedia articles about recipients of the United States Army's Soldier's Medal, awarded to "any person of the Armed Forces of the United States or...
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    Medal are annotated by 5⁄16 inch gold stars. The Coast Guard Medal is the equivalent to the Army's Soldier's Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal,...
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    wounded soldier under fire in the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, in 1965. Another civilian recipient was writer Ernest Hemingway. The Bronze Star Medal was established...
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    leaves pointing to the wearer's right. For medals, 13⁄32-inch (10 mm) oak leaf clusters are worn on the medal's suspension ribbon. For service ribbons, 5⁄16-inch...
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    Paris Davis (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    Biography portal List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War Dave Phillips (15 February 2021). "A Black Soldier's Heroism, Overlooked in 1965...
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  • William Francis Buckley (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    awards are the Silver Star, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, two Purple Hearts, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman's...
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    such as the Soldier's Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Airman's Medal, or Coast Guard Medal, instead of the DHS-awarded Lifesaving Medals. Within the...
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    Christopher Speer (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    prison had taught him "the beauty of life". Speer was awarded the Soldier's Medal for risking his life to save two Afghan children who were trapped in...
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    Army soldier or Army activity, or that in some way benefits the Army. The equivalent military decoration for this award is the Soldier's Medal. To qualify...
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    Colin Powell (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    Division. During the second tour in Vietnam he was decorated with the Soldier's Medal for bravery after he survived a helicopter crash and single-handedly...
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    Wayne A. Downing (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    decorations include: When Downing was a Major, he was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for actions of heroism not involving enemy contact while serving with...
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    John E. Miller (general) (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star Medal with "V" device...
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  • John B. Poindexter (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    awarded the Silver Star, the Soldier's Medal, two Bronze Stars, two Purple Hearts, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry...
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  • Lawrence Colburn (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    Thirty years after the fact all three men were decorated with the Soldier's Medal for their heroic actions at My Lai. In the early morning hours of March...
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    Audie Murphy (category United States Army Medal of Honor recipients)
    the non-combat Soldier's Medal. Act of Congress (Public Law 446–69th Congress, 2 July 1926 (44 Stat. 780) established the Soldier's Medal for heroism "as...
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    Medal for Soldier's Virtue (Serbian: Медаља за војничке врлине) is a Medal of Republika Srpska. It was established in 1993 by the Constitution of Republika...
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    Alfred Valenzuela (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    Service Medal, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Soldier's Medal for Heroism...
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    Hugh Thompson Jr. (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    other members of his crew, Andreotta and Colburn, were awarded the Soldier's Medal (Andreotta posthumously), the United States Army's highest award for...
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  • Glenn Andreotta (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    massacre in Vietnam in 1968. Andreotta was posthumously awarded the Soldier's Medal in 1998 for his bravery in stopping the My Lai Massacre, along with...
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    Alek Skarlatos (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    via Brussels in August 2015. He was awarded the United States Army's Soldier's Medal from U.S. President Barack Obama. All six received France's highest...
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    John K. Singlaub (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster   Silver Star   Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters   Soldier's Medal   Bronze Star with oak...
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    Henry Mucci (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    Mucci swam out and rescued the man. He was subsequently awarded the Soldier's Medal. During the liberation of the Philippines, General Walter Kreuger and...
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    Frank D. Peregory (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    the Medal of Honor, for his actions during World War II. In a previous incident, he also received the Soldier's Medal for rescuing another soldier from...
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    Bo Gritz (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    awarding Gritz multiple medals for the same missions, including the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Air Medal and Army Commendation Medal. In the early 1980s,...
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    Otto Kerner Jr. (category Recipients of the Soldier's Medal)
    Pacific. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for merit and the Soldier's Medal for rescuing a drowning soldier off the coast of Sicily. He was released...
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    Star Bronze Star Soldier's Medal Navy and Marine Corps Medal Purple Heart Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal World War II Victory Medal American Defense...
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