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		Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service medal: delegation of power to award -STATUTE- The President may delegate his authority to award the medal of honor, Air Force cross, and distinguished-service medal, to a commanding general of a separate air force or higher unit in the field.
		Service medals: issue; replacement; availability of appropriations -STATUTE- (a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall procure, and issue without charge to any person entitled thereto, any service medal authorized for members of the Air Force after September 26, 1947, and any ribbon, clasp, star, or similar device prescribed as a part of that medal.
		Medals: posthumous award and presentation -STATUTE- (a) If a person dies before the award of a medal of honor, distinguished-service cross, distinguished-service medal, distinguished flying cross, or device in place thereof, to which he is entitled, the award may be made and the medal or device presented to his representative, as designated by the President.
	uscode.house.gov /download/pls/10C857.txt (3965 words)

	U.S. Army Individual Decorations
		The Distinguished Service Cross, section 3742, title 10, United States Code (10 USC 3742), was established by Act of Congress 9 July 1918 (amended by act of 25 July 1963).
		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.
		Awards for meritorious service may be made for sustained distinction in the performance of duties involving regular and frequent participation in aerial flight for a period of at least 6 months.
	www.americal.org /awards/achv-svc.htm (1909 words)

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		Medal of honor; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal: delegation of power to award -STATUTE- The President may delegate his authority to award the medal of honor, distinguished-service cross, and distinguished-service medal, to a commanding general of a separate army or higher unit in the field.
		Medal of honor; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal; silver star: availability of appropriations -STATUTE- The Secretary of the Army may spend, from any appropriation for contingent expenses of the Department of the Army, amounts necessary to provide medals and devices under sections 3741, 3742, 3743, 3744, 3746, 3747, and 3752 of this title.
		Service medals: issue; replacement; availability of appropriations -STATUTE- (a) The Secretary of the Army shall procure, and issue without charge to any person entitled thereto, any service medal authorized for members of the Army after May 12, 1928, and any ribbon, clasp, star, or similar device prescribed as a part of that medal.
	uscode.house.gov /download/pls/10C357.txt (6196 words)

	Mineralogical Society of America
		The Distinguished Public Service (DPS) Medal is awarded by the MSA Council to individuals who have made important contributions to furthering the vitality of the geological sciences, especially but not necessarily in the fields of mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, and crystallography.
		Choosing candidates for MSA Distinguished Public Service Award may be difficult for their service may be to a smaller community, such as a local school system, and thus hidden from view from much of the scientific community.
		Robert Tilling received the Society's DPS Medal for his meritorious service to the nation in explaining, through the presentation of many public and scientific talks and preparation of informative booklets on the nature of volcanism and the possible hazards of volcanic activity to the public.
	www.minsocam.org /MSA/Awards/Public_Service.html (1284 words)

	Navy Distinguished Service Medal @ armyawards.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Title 10, United States Code, Section 6243 (10 USC 6243), was established by Act of Congress 4 February 1919.
		The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by exceptionally meritorious service to the United States in a duty of great responsibility.
		In general, the Distinguished Service Medal will be awarded only to those officers in principal commands at sea or in the field whose service is such as to justify the award.
	armyawards.com /n-dsm.shtml (166 words)

	Press Release: Representative Beverly Masek Receives the Alaska Distinguished Service Medal
		The Distinguished Service Medal is the highest honor bestowed upon a civilian by the Alaska National Guard.
		Masek received The Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service as a member and as Chair of the Alaska House of Representatives' Military and Veterans Affairs Committee form 11 November 1995 through 10 November 1998.
		While presenting the Distinguished Service Medal, General Oates stated; "At every turn, she took time and interest in such diverse things as maintenance of National Guard armories, education and leadership opportunities for the Guard and resource support for the Division of Emergency Services.
	www.akrepublicans.org /pastlegs/prmasek102111999.htm (252 words)

	Distinguished Service Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to service members who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility.
		As the forerunner of a long line of similar vessels which rendered distinguished service to U.S. Maritime history, it was considered to be a fitting symbol to use on this medal.
		The ribbon to the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal consists of a central stripe of grotto blue bordered on each side by a pinstripe of white.
	foxfall.com /fmd-uscg-dsm.htm (281 words)

	Defense Distinguished Service Medal Display Recognition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is rich in symbolism: the eagle grasping the arrows is taken from the seal of the Secretary of Defense and is the American bald eagle, symbolic of the Nation.
		The Defense Distinguished Service Medal and appurtenances thereto shall be of appropriate design approved by the Secretary of Defense and shall be awarded under such regulations as he shall prescribe.
		The Defense Distinguished Service Medal or device may be awarded posthumously and, when so awarded, may be presented to such representative of the deceased as may be deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/dds.htm (1597 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 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.
	foxfall.com /fmd-uscg-tdsm.htm (442 words)

	Navy Distinguished Service Medal Recognition Display Form (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The medal is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, while serving with the United States Navy in any capacity, since April 6, 1917, distinguishes themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
		The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to service members who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or Marine Corps, distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility.
		The central feature of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal is an American bald eagle with displayed wings in the center of a gilt-bronze medallion one and a quarter inches in diameter.
	members.aol.com /dischargecert/nvd.htm (898 words)

	Distinguished Service Medal
		Criteria: The Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the United States Army, has distinguished himself or herself by exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility.
		The Distinguished Service Medal was authorized by Presidential Order dated January 2, 1918, and confirmed by Congress on July 9, 1918.
		Among the first awards of the Distinguished Service Medal for service in World War I, were those to the Commanding Officers of the Allied Armies: Marshals Foch and Joffre, General Petain of France, Field Marshal Haig of Great Britain, General Diaz of Italy, General Gillain of Belgium, and General Pershing.
	www.gruntsmilitary.com /dsm.shtml (407 words)

	Defense Distinguished Service Medal
		The reverse of the medal has the inscription "For Distinguished Service" at the top in raised letters, and within the pentagon the inscription "From The Secretary of Defense To," all in raised letters.
		This decoration takes precedence over the Distinguished Service Medals of the separate services and is not to be awarded to any individual for a period of service for which an Army, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal is awarded.
		Criteria: The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is awarded for exceptionally distinguished performance of duty contributing to national security or defense at the highest levels while assigned to a joint activity.
	www.gruntsmilitary.com /ddsm.shtml (272 words)

	PERMISS - DoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Exceptionally distinguished service of significance to the DoD as a whole or service of such exceptional significance to a DoD component or function that recognition at the component level is insufficient.
		The nominee may have rendered service or assistance at considerable personal sacrifice and inconvenience which was motivated by patriotism, good citizenship, and a sense of public responsibility.
		The cover letter must contain comments that the services were voluntary, performed as a public service, or motivated by patriotism with no implication of remuneration, and that the nominee had no commercial or profit-making relationship with the Air Force.
	www.afpc.randolph.af.mil /permiss/civilian/c_5465.htm (234 words)

	The British (Imperial) Distinguished Service Medal
		The ribbon is 1.25 inches wide and consists of three equal stripes: dark blue, white, and dark blue, with a thin dark blue stripe down the centre of the white.
		The edge of the medal was impressed until 1944, and thereafter engraved with the service number, rank, initials, surname and service of the recipient.
		The medal was instituted on 14 October 1914.
	www.vvaa.org.au /med-dsm.htm (182 words)

	"Newsletter and Collection information from The Museum of American Jewish Military History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He recommended a new medal, the Distinguished Service Cross, to be given to American soldiers for heroism in battle not justifying the Medal of Honor.
		After its establishment as a separate service branch in 1948, the Air Force personnel were decorated with the Army's Distinguished Service Cross during the Korean War.
		All the medals are given in recognition of extraordinary heroism and are an honor to the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who wear them.
	www.nmajmh.org /supplies/cat22.html (458 words)

	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Air Force D.S.M. The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal was created by an act of the United States Congress on July 6, 1960.
		The medal was intended as a new decoration of the United States Air Force to replace the policy of awarding the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Air Force personnel.
		The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to any member of the United States Force who has distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the United States Government in a duty of great responsibility.
	www.music.us /education/A/Air-Force-Distinguished-Service-Medal.htm (380 words)

	New Jersey Veterans Affairs
		Individuals applying for the award must forward a request in writing along with a copy of WD Form 53 or DD Form 214 (Separation from Active Duty) attesting to the fact that an Honorable Discharge was granted and you were a resident of New Jersey at the time of entry on active duty.
		Service member must have served in a combat theater or have been officially listed as a prisoner of war or missing in action by the U.S. Department of Defense
		Note: In order to be eligible for the award of the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, in addition to the requirements detailed above a service member must have received a military award of not less than the Air Medal.
	www.state.nj.us /military/veterans/awards/distinguished_service (335 words)

	The Price of Freedom: Distinguished Service Cross Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lieutenant Embry’s first design of the Distinguished Service Cross was cast and manufactured by the United States Mint at Philadelphia.
		These medals were furnished with the provision that when the second design was struck, the first hundred would be replaced.
		The Distinguished Service Cross, also known as the DSC, is the second highest award for valor bestowed to a solider.
	b.cfmx.si.edu /militaryhistory/collection/object.asp?ID=424 (238 words)

	Navy Cross
		As enacted 04 Feb. 1919, the Navy Cross was the naval services third-highest award and could be awarded for both combat heroism and for other distinguished service.
		The Navy Cross was designed by James Earle Fraser, a distinguished sculptor, member of the nation's Fine Arts Commisson and designer of the obverse of the Victory Medal and an early version of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.
		One constant has been the actual medal, which has been struck from the same die and is of three-part construction: the cross itself and the front and back medallions, which are struck separately and subsequently soldered together.
	www.history.navy.mil /medals/navcross.htm (1102 words)

	Elliott School Faculty
		Johnson is a distinguished visiting scholar at the Center for Technology and National Security where he specializes in the impact of technology on defense planning and the transformation of US military forces to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
		After retirement from government service in 1994, he was appointed assistant secretary for management at the Organization of American States (OAS) and served as an adviser to OAS secretary Cesar Gaviria until 1997.
		From 1998 to 2001 Ambassador McNamara was President and CEO of the Americas Society and of the Council of the Americas; two non-profit organizations dedicated to educating the American public on the politics, economics, and cultures of the Western Hemisphere and promoting close relations, democracy, economic integration, and the rule of law throughout the hemisphere.
	www.gwu.edu /~elliott/faculty/parttime.html (9020 words)

	A Fake Distinguished Service Medal
		As the market for medals continues to grow, so too will the opportunities for the unscrupulous to make financial gains from the unwary, especially as the increasing interest in medals generates many newcomers to the hobby of medal collecting.
		I recently came across a George VI Distinguished Service Medal with engraved naming to 'A.B. Evans D/JX.394305', which was apparently awarded for the Normandy landings in 1944.
		The mould for the cast would be full size, as it was made from an original medal, but hot metal shrinks on cooling, so this copy is slightly under-sized.
	www.lancs.ac.uk /staff/hartleyi/fakedsmweb (728 words)

	AKAKA TO SPEAK AT CEREMONY AWARDING POSTHUMOUS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL TO THE LATE COLONEL RICHARD SAKAKIDA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The DSM is long overdue recognition for a true American hero and his amazing wartime service to our nation.
		Colonel Sakakida, a second-generation Japanese American and former Hawaii native, was recruited by Army military intelligence before the attack on Pearl Harbor to conduct undercover activities in the Philippines.
		This award means a great deal not only to his widow, but to nisei veterans, the military intelligence community, the Japanese American community and all those who honor military service to their country.
	akaka.senate.gov /~akaka/releases/99/02/1999216546.html (444 words)

	Meritorious - It's an Honour
		Three new military distinguished service decorations were introduced in the Australian system of honours and awards in 1991.
		The Conspicuous Service Decorations were established in 1989 to recognise outstanding or meritorious achievement or devotion to duty in non-warlike situations by members of the Australian Defence Force and certain other persons.
		The decoration may be awarded posthumously and a person awarded the Nursing Service Cross is entitled to use the post-nominal NSC.
	www.itsanhonour.gov.au /about/medal_descriptions/dist_con_nat.html (188 words)

	Merchant Marine Heroes - Citations for Distinguished Service Medal during World War II
		The torpedo struck directly beneath quarters in which three messmen were sleeping, and the concussion blew the door to their room shut with sufficient force to break the lock.
		His indomitable courage and unselfish service beyond the call of duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Merchant Marine.
		The abandonment of the troopship and the rescue of her survivors were carried out with such dispatch that Captain Johanson's ship was able to clear the scene of action well before daylight, thereby avoiding further jeopardy from enemy aircraft or submarine.
	www.usmm.org /heroes.html (16806 words)

	Floral Park Veteran Earns Distinguished Service Medal
		The six veterans received the medal for years of community service, including teaching tens of thousands of children about the American flag and how to respect it and how to be a better citizen.
		This was the first presentation of the 1st Marine Corps District Distinguished Service Medal.
		It is awarded to civilian community members for their outstanding service to community and local military and veteran organizations.
	www.antonnews.com /floralparkdispatch/2004/02/06/news (224 words)

	4ArmedForces Defense Distinguished Service Miniature Medal
		Our Distinguished Service Medals Awards & Decorations Miniature Medals are the highest quality available and are made by a U.S. Government official supplier.
		They are the same medals that are issued by all branches of the service.
		This Medal is also available as a Full Size Medal, a Ribbon, and a Ribbon Lapel Pin.
	www.4airforce.com /product/6020_MR438 (100 words)

	HubbleSite - Release Text about "Riccardo Giacconi Awarded NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal"
		Riccardo Giacconi, former Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), has been awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his outstanding leadership in development of the STScI.
		The medal is awarded annually to individuals whose distinguished accomplishments contributed significantly to the NASA mission.
		The limit is not observing time, but brains." The most eminent scientists in astronomy were attracted to the STScI by Giacconi and have enabled it to excel in service to the HST user community.
	hubblesite.org /newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1993/08/text (610 words)

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