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	Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to any member of the U.S. Coast Guard who distinguishes themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the United States Government in a duty of great responsibility.
		Until 2003, the bestowing authority of the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal was the United States Secretary of Transportation.
		The Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal is a Coast Guard decoration senior to the Coast Distinguished Service Medal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coast_Guard_Distinguished_Service_Medal (239 words)

	Medal of Honor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Medal of Honor is often presented personally to the recipient or, in the case of posthumous awards, to survivors, by the President of the United States.
		The Medal of Honor is a military award that is worn around the neck, as is the commander's degree of the Legion of Merit.
		In addition, the Medal of Honor was presented to the British Unknown Warrior by General Pershing on October 17, 1921; later the U.S. Unknown Soldier was reciprocally awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for gallantry, on November 11, 1921.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medal_of_Honor (3594 words)

	Distinguished Service Medal (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Distinguished Service Medal is a high level military and civilian decoration of the United States of America which is issued for meritorious service to the government of the United States in either a senior government service position or as a senior officer of the United States armed forces.
		There is also the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service which is the highest medal that can be awarded to a career government employee.
		The Distinguished Service Medal is issued both as a military decoration and civilian award.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_States) (161 words)

	MILNET Brief
		Each service has its own version of this medal, but it is universally known to have a blue sash with white stars embrodiered in the material and the ribbon is a light blue with a field of white stars across it.
		The Yangtze Service Medal was authorized in April 1930 for award to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in China as part of the Yangtze River Patrol between September 3, 1926 and October 21, 1927 or March 1, 1930 and December 31, 1932.
		A campaign medal was designed for each Theater, and participation in designated battles or campaigns was designated by the use of small campaign stars (rather than bars as was the case for the WW I Victory Medal) affixed to the medal and service ribbons.
	www.milnet.com /pentagon/medals/medals.htm (11161 words)

	U.S. Army Individual Decorations
		The Soldier's Medal is awarded to any person of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States, distinguished himself or herself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
		The Meritorious Service Medal is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or to any member of the Armed Forces of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in a noncombat area after 16 January 1969, has distinguished himself or herself by outstanding meritorious achievement or service.
		Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crewmember or noncrewmember flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties.
	www.americal.org /awards/achv-svc.htm (1909 words)

	Transportation Distinguished Service Medal
		The suspender which connects the medal to its ribbon is integral to the medal and consists of a miniature Coast Guard officer's cap device in gold.
		The ribbon to the Transportation Distinguished Service Medal consists of a predominant field of Old Glory Blue edged in white with two stripes of Paprika, each five-thirty seconds of an inch wide, a quarter of an inch in from each edge of the ribbon.
		The colors of the ribbon are traditionally associated with Department of Transportation awards and appear in different combinations in other Department of Transportation awards.
	www.gruntsmilitary.com /tdsvsmed.shtml (452 words)

	Merchant Marine Emblem, Medals and Ribbons
		Not more than one medal shall be issued to any one seaman, but for each succeeding instance sufficient to justify the award of a medal, there will be awarded a suitable insignia to be worn with the medal.
		The medal recognizes the special service prisoners of war gave to their country and the suffering and anguish they endured while incarcerated.
		Service flag and Service Lapel button - A Merchant Marine Service flag and a service lapel button are prescribed for display by members of the immediate families of seamen serving in the American Merchant Marine during the war period.
	www.usmm.org /medals.html (1174 words)

	Laws establishing Merchant Marine Medals
		Not more than one medal shall be issued hereunder to any person, but for each succeeding instance sufficient to justify the award of a medal to such person the Commission may award a suitable bar or other emblem or insignia to be worn with the medal and the corresponding rosette or other device.
		In case any person who so distinguishes himself as to justify the award of a medal or decoration hereunder dies before the award can be made to him, the award may be made and the medal or decoration presented to such representative of the deceased as the Commission deems proper.
		In case any person who performs service sufficient to justify the award of a medal under section 3 dies before the award can be made to him, the award may be made and the medal presented to such representative of the deceased as the Administrator deems proper.
	www.usmm.org /medallaws.html (1475 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		Loy's accomplishments as commandant were spelled out in detail in the citations accompanying the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the Transportation Distinguished Service Medal, two of several awards and honors presented to him on his retirement.
		The Transportation Medal, presented by Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta on behalf of President Bush, cites Loy's outstanding accomplishments during an "exemplary career" in which he consistently "exercised enlightened leadership...
		Mineta extended the best wishes of the president to the Loys on their retirement--and five minutes later told them "Welcome back to the Department of Transportation" as he announced Loy's acceptance of the TSA assignment.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/july_02_01.php (512 words)

	National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
		TSA coordinates with all DHS Directorates to consider security measures already in place and the status of targeted transportation assets to determine the viability of the threat and the likelihood that a terrorist would be successful.
		I would also be remiss if I did not acknowledge the close cooperation and assistance rendered by the Department of Transportation and the FAA in addressing this serious threat to homeland security.
		In conjunction with IAIP, TSA is currently evaluating transportation infrastructure assets in all modes of transportation using the criticality model (incorporating IAIP tenets) to identify national critical infrastructure.
	www.thememoryhole.org /911/commission_site/www.9-11commission.gov/hearings/hearing7/witness_loy.htm (4006 words)

	TSA \| Transportation Security Administration \| Administrator James M. Loy's Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta immediately appointed him to the newly created post of Deputy Under Secretary for Transportation Security and Chief Operating Officer of TSA.
		Prior to his service as Commandant, Admiral Loy served as the Coast Guard Chief of Staff from 1996 to 1998, during which time he redesigned the headquarters management structure and overhauled the Coast Guard planning and budgeting process to focus more sharply on performance and results.
		His commendations are numerous, including the Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal; four Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medals; the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Bronze Star with Combat "V"; the Combat Action Ribbon; and other unit and campaign awards.
	www.tsa.dot.gov /public/interapp/biography/biography_0023.xml (583 words)

	dist.georgian
		In 1999 he was honored by the Financial Service Round Table with the Congressional Medal of Honor for Bank Modernization.
		Barnard represented the Tenth Congressional District on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Department of Transportation.
		Barnard previously was honored with Augusta State's 1965 Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Distinguished Service Award in 1972, and the President's Award in 1983.
	www.aug.edu /public_information_and_publications/april2001/distgeorg.html (201 words)

	Coast Guard Decorations
		From the beginning Hamilton insisted that officers of the new Service be given military rank, and another precedent was established: during the French and Indian Wars (1798-1800) and the War of 1812, the revenue cutters operated under control of the Navy.
		This included the transfer of the Coast Guard from the Department of Transportation to the new Department of Homeland Security, to be effective on March 1, 2002.
		It is a Service in the Department of Transportation except when operating as part of the Navy on declaration of war or when the President directs.
	www.foxfall.com /fmd-uscg.htm (1048 words)

	DoT Distinguished Service Medal
		This action rendered the Transportation Distinguishd Service Medal obsolete and replaced it with a new Distinguished Service Medal to be administered by the Department of Homeland Security.
		The Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal was in effect from December 7, 1992 to March 1, 2002, when the Coast Guard transfered from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security
		The Transportation Distinguished Service Medal was worn only by Coast Guard officers.
	foxfall.com /fmd-uscg-tdsm.htm (442 words)

	The Annual Golden Eagle Awards Dinner - The Society of American Military Engineers
		Prior to his service as Commandant, ADM Loy served as the Coast Guard Chief of Staff from 1996 to 1998, redesigning the headquarters management structure and overhauling the planning and budgeting process to focus on performance and results.
		A native of Altoona, Pa., ADM Loy is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy.
		Today, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Air Force civilian force and related industries are populated with people who benefited from Gen. Ahearn’s cultural- and relationship-based approach to leadership development and mentoring.
	www.same.org /i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3996 (923 words)

	Secretary Slater Congratulates Murphy on Three Decades of Public Service (9/3/99) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Murphy was appointed deputy assistant secretary of transportation in January 1988.
		He came to the Department in January of 1985 from the Civil Aeronautics Board, which he had served since 1971 as associate director of the Bureau of Domestic Aviation and chief of the Essential Air Services Division.
		He is a recipient of the Distinguished Executive Award, the Secretary of Transportation’s Silver Medal Award and the W.A. Jump Foundation Award for public administration, as well as a two-time recipient of the Meritorious Executive Award.
	www.dot.gov /affairs/1999/dot13499.htm (370 words)

	77(R) SB 1516 Introduced version - Bill Text (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		An application for renewal of a registration under 2-1 this section is not required to be accompanied by evidence that the 2-2 applicant continues to be eligible to register under this section.
		Section 502.257(d), Transportation Code, is 3-2 amended to read as follows: 3-3 (d) An application for renewal of a registration under this 3-4 section is not required to be accompanied by the proof of 3-5 eligibility required by Subsection (c).
		Sections 502.297(e)-(g), Transportation Code, are 8-4 amended to read as follows: 8-5 (e) A registration under this section issued to a federal 8-6 judge is for a registration period of 12 consecutive months or 8-7 until March 31, whichever period is shorter.
	www.capitol.state.tx.us /tlo/77r/billtext/SB01516I.HTM (1466 words)

	Leonard A. Funk, Jr. - First Sergeant, United States Army
		His service with the airborne unit took him through Belgium, across the Rhine River in Germany, to the banks of Elbe River where the unit waited to enter Berlin as the war came to an end.
		It was here that the 5-foot 5-inch Funk earned Distinguished Service Cross for leading his men in an attack on enemy strong point.
		Under the legislation, the Department of transportation is required to erect and maintain appropriate signs which identify the designated portion of the highway as the Leonard A. Funk, Jr.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /lafunk.htm (1182 words)

	MarketAccess International - Charles Cragin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)*
		Cragin was responsible for overseeing policy relating to the provision of military support to civil authorities in the event of the use of a weapon of mass destruction within the United States.
		During his tenure at the DoD he was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service and also received distinguished service awards from the Department of Transportation (U.S. Coast Guard) and the departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
		Cragin is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, a director of the Senator Margaret Chase Smith Foundation, and a member of the advisory board of the Potomac Division of the American Automobile Association.
	www.marketaccess.org /bio_cragin_charles.asp (905 words)

	FedNews Online Summaries: December 8, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Approximately 45 percent of respondents were very familiar with the services provided by federal agency EAPs, while 40 percent were somewhat familiar with their services, and 15 percent were not familiar with the services of the EAP at all.
		The Department of Veterans Affairs' 2003 Annual Performance and Accountability Report states that the VA is delivering high quality health care, benefits and memorial services to the nation's veterans.
		The plans of the Department to ensure an appropriate phase-in period for the revised circular, as recommended by the Commercial Activities Panel of the Government Accounting Office in its April 2002 report to Congress, including recommendations for any legislative changes that may be required to ensure a smooth and efficient phase-in period.
	www.fpmi.com /FedNews/december-08-week.html (7159 words)

	Virginia Railway Express
		He was chief of maritime and land security for the new agency, which is under the Homeland Security Department.
		There will also be a service with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery on Sept. 23.
		His awards included the Transportation Department distinguished service medal, three secretary of transportation gold medal awards, four Coast Guard meritorious service medals, three Coast Guard commendation medals and the Navy/Marine Corps commendation medal.
	www.vre.org /service/commuterweekly/archives/richardbennis.htm (1021 words)

	Virginia Institute for Public Policy - Board of Scholars
		Lee Coppock is assistant professor of economics in the department of economics at the University of Virginia.
		Richard Vedder is distinguished professor of economics at Ohio University and an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
		Walter E. Williams is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and former chairman of the economics department at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
	www.virginiainstitute.org /scholars.php (8774 words)

	The Wire @ WPI Online - May 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Parrish received the 1998 Richard E. Merwin Award for Distinguished Service from the IEEE Computer Society for continuing leadership of the society and the institute, particularly in the areas of education and publications.
		The Emberson award is presented for distinguished service to the development, viability, advancement and pursuit of the technical objectives of the IEEE.
		The prize is a bronze medal, certificate, honorarium and travel expenses to the presentation.
	www.wpi.edu /News/Wire/May99/honors.html (376 words)

	Dinner to honor Blum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A dinner in honor of Walter Blum, the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Law School, will be held at 6 p.m.
		Described as one of the University's "greatest citizens," Blum was awarded the University Service Medal in 1991 for extended, extraordinary service to the University.
		He has served as a consultant to the Treasury Department, the Department of Transportation, the Internal Revenue Service and the Administrative Conference of the States.
	chronicle.uchicago.edu /941027/blum.shtml (327 words)

	Transportation Distinguished Service Medal - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
		it is the "Transportation Distinguished Service Medal" found in the Book "A Comprehensive Guide to All United States Military Medals 1939 to Present" page 19.
		When it first came out, a few sold in the $600 range and those were soaked up in the market fairly quickly.
		With the Coast Guard move out of the Department of Transportation, the medal is probably no longer awarded.
	www.wehrmacht-awards.com /forums/showthread.php?t=84245 (239 words)

	FHWA Administrator J. Richard Capka - Biography
		In this capacity, he helped prepare the Bush administration's transportation reauthorization proposal, shape the management of highway mega-projects across the country and develop other programs and initiatives for the FHWA.
		Capka served as Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) where he directed the oversight of the $14.5 billion Central Artery/Tunnel project ("Big Dig") in Boston, the largest and most complex infrastructure project in the United States.
		As a result of his military service, he has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /admin.htm (273 words)

	Contents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		JAMES H. James (Jim) H. New II is responsible for conducting and overseeing DOT’s long-range economic aviation policy planning and conducting financial and economic studies of the aviation industry.
		New was an Assistant Director in the General Accounting Office where he directed major evaluative studies focusing on safety programs of the Department of Transportation, nuclear programs of the Department of Energy, and environmental programs of the Environmental Protection Agency.
		New has received numerous honors including the Secretary’s Gold Medal Award and the Comptroller General’s Distinguished Service Award.
	ostpxweb.dot.gov /aviation/Bios/jimnew.htm (177 words)

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