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	Medals M-Z
		The medal is silver and the shape of the Cross of Lorraine with France Libre on the arms of the cross.
		The medal is the 40th Anniversary Medal of WWII issued by the Russian Federation and commonly referred to as the Murmansk Medal.
		The medal is bronze with the lion shield and crown of Norway and the ribbon is of Norway's national colors of red, white and blue, and has the dates of 9 April 1940 and 8 May 1945 on it, which are the qualifying dates of service for the medal.
	www.milmag.com /newsite/features/medals/m-z.html (3822 words)

	Soviet Military Medals
		The first Soviet medal as a national award was instituted by an ordinance of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on January 24, 1938, by the 20th anniversary of the Red Army.
		The Medal of Nakhimov could also be given to persons who were not in the Navy but who contributed to the successful accomplishment of the combat missions of warships and units of the USSR Navy with their efficient and resourceful actions at the risk of their lives above and beyond the call of duty.
		On December 22, 1942, the ordinance on the establishment of the medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" was adopted, and as early as April 1943 the first batch of the awards was minted under extremely hard conditions of the siege, incessant shel lings arid bombings notwithstanding.
	www.sadcom.com /pins/article/su_medals.htm (1225 words)

	French Liberation Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Medal was created in 1947 for any person, military or civilian, who participated effectively in the Liberation of France from german occupation and for any allied or french soldier who fought on french soil during the war.
		The French Liberation Medal was issued extensively to the United States military between 1946 and 1950.
		The United States government considers the French Liberation Medal to be a foreign decoration and it is not issued by the U.S. military to veterans of the Second World War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Liberation_Medal (224 words)

	Order of the Liberation
		The French Resistance Medal was instituted in London by edict on February 9th, 1943, by General De Gaulle, "Leader of the French Combatants".
		The purpose of the Medal was, "to recognize remarkable acts of faith and courage that have contributed, in France, the Empire and abroad, to the French people's resistance against the enemy and their accomplices, as of June 18th, 1940".
		The French Resistance Medal could only be awarded by means of a decree written by the Leader of the French Combatants, then by the President of the provisional government of the French Republic, and later, as of January 1st, 1947, by the President of France.
	www.ordredelaliberation.fr /us_doc/medaille.html (644 words)

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		French Liberation Medal - The French Liberation Medal is a decoration of the French Republic which is issued to any veteran of the Second World War who participated in the European campaigns to liberate France from German occupation between 1944 and 1945.
		The French Mannerist style of interior decoration of the 16th century is known as the "Fontainebleau style:" it combined sculpture, metalwork, painting, stucco and woodwork, and outdoors the patterned garden parterre.
		The French Liberation Medal Butler Medal Army Reserve Medal Airman's Medal United States, Germany, the 1924 excavations of the preferred dipping sauce for ease of the decoration with the Augusteum, Tiberia Platea 70 m.
	www.buyfrenchthings.com /frenchwalldecor.html (494 words)

	French Medals
		The medal was instituted on 22 January 1852 during the reign of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the 2nd Republic.
		Medal's reverse bearing the word "Orient" and in the central flag "Honneur et Patrie 1915 1918" (Honour and Fatherland) The medal's obverse is the same as the Dardanelles medal.
		Medals of Honor were bestowed by certain Ministries within the French government which had their own variations in medallion the design.
	www.gwpda.org /medals/frenmedl/france.html (2939 words)

	Coins & Medals of Imperial Russia: Medals and Commemorative Pieces
		The medal proclaims the successful development of the region by the Russians, illustrated by a map of the area.
		Medal struck to commemorate the service of Ivan Ivanovich Betskoi, prominent educator, (1704?-1795), commending him for his patriotism, from the Russian Senate, 20 November 1772.
		Commemorative medal depicting the September 1801 coronation of Alexander I in Moscow.
	www.library.yale.edu /slavic/coins/html/medals_commemorative.html (902 words)

	The Philadelphia Liberty Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Philadelphia Liberty Medal, established in 1988, honors an individual or an organization from anywhere in the world that has demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance or deprivation.
		Since survival is a requisite to human liberation, Medicins Sans Frontieres, 20 years of age, is admired for their Bill of Duties and Responsibilities, with its attachment to voluntarism worldwide.
		Accepting the Liberty Medal on behalf of MSF will be its President, Dr. Rony Brauman, a specialist in epidemiology and tropical medicine.
	www.constitutioncenter.org /libertymedal/Recipients/1991/PressRelease.asp (736 words)

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		Medals Awarded to All or Groups of Foreign Civilian or Foreign Military Personnel By the Republic of Vietnam Congress, January 1974 as per the Agreed Upon Cessation of Hostilities, following Ratification of the 1973 Peace Agreement.
		The medal is a symbol of gratitude to the American and Allied soldiers who once worked and fought and sacrificed themselves for the freedom of the Republic of Vietnam.
		The medal was awarded by the Vietnam Government to military personnel who have accomplished deeds of valor or displayed heroic conduct while fighting the enemy and have been cited individually at the regiment, brigade, division, corps, or armed forces level.
	vietnamresearch.com /Nammedals.html (2766 words)

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		Army of all areas before he could have avoided the 1980-1982 double dip recession, combined with the purpose of the basis in the Liberal Party in that democracy and the mainstream of the 1980 election, George W Bush.
		Critics of Merit Medal Multinational Force Basic Military Education Graduate Ribbon Distinguished Service Medal Vietnam Civil War I and party food idea indicate service during the French Liberation Medal Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal of the tool with genetics, dangerous as a system of local commander.
	www.everything-but-thekids.com /partyfoodidea.html (350 words)

	KUNSAN AIR BASE: How It Was - MEDALS PAGE (FOR KUNSAN KOREAN WAR VETS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The medal will be issued to recognize veterans whose service on federal active duty was honorable and who were recipients of a valor, achievement, commendation, or meritorious service decoration, of a lesser degree than required for award of the Conspicuous Service Cross, or whose service was in direct support of combat operations.
		Among the medals issued and awarded during this time were two French medals, the Croix du Combatant Voluntaire and the Medaille Des Operaions De L'Organization Des Nations Unies in Coree, two Belgian Medals, the Belgian War Medal for Korea and the Medal of Belgian Recognition for this period together with the Korean War Medal.
		The Commemorative Medal for Operations abroad, with bar "Coree-Korea" (obverse & reverse) This bronze medal was instituted on 26 September 1951 and it was decreed that a bronze bar with the name of the foreign theatre of operations for which it was awarded should be worn on its ribbon.
	kalaniosullivan.com /KunsanAB/3rdBW/Medals.html (12461 words)

	Egyptian Military Medal Ribbons
		Egypt is unique for having a large number of commemoration medals authorized for military wear, almost all of them created in the early days of Nasser's regime.
		As Liberation Medal, but for warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted men.
		As with the other service commemorative medals, this is issued to personnel of the Air Defense Forces on Air Defense Forces Day (June 30).
	faculty.winthrop.edu /haynese/medals/egyptribs.html (1493 words)

	Medals of Morocco
		Perhaps part of the confusion stems from the issuance of medals by the French, the Spanish, the Moroccans and even Western Sahara.
		In some cases, medals have been previously described as separate issues, but are indeed the very same medal.
		Medal of Melilla (1957), Medals of the Ifni-Sahara (1958) Officer and Enlisted, Medal of the Sahara (1977) Zone of Combat
	www.emering.com /medals/french/morocco2.html (593 words)

	French Miltaria
		This medal was created in at least six variants, this one being the most three dimensional and particularly striking.
		This is a gold chain with 11 various French medals awarded to a French soldier who fought in both wars.
		Included are the French Resistance Medal, the Medal for Voluntary Service in the Free French Forces (FFF), the War Commemorative Medal 1939-1945, French Medaille Militaire, WWI Victory, and others.
	www.snyderstreasures.com /pages/frenchmilitaria.htm (2031 words)

	Order of Liberation and Liberation Medal
		On 12 September 1947 this bronze medal was created to reward French or Allied personnel for service towards liberating France.
		The obverse is very symbolic : a map of France surrounded by a chain that is broken by two shellbursts, one in the northwest, the other in the southeast, i.e.
		In June 1948, further decrees broadened the possibilities of awarding this medal but at the same time stated that holders of the Légion d'Honneur, the Medal of the Resistance, the Médaille Militaire, the Order of Liberation or the Medal of Gratitude could not recieve this medal.
	users.skynet.be /hendrik/eng/F-Liberation.html (243 words)

	M-Z
		Just click on the name of the medal you are interested in and you will be taken to the description of that medal.
		The medal may be obtained from the Russian Embassy by writing the Embassy of Russia, Attention: Office of Public Affairs, 2650 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007.
		The medal may be purchased from Medals of America, 1929 Fairview Rd., Fountain Inn, SC Cost of the medal and ribbon bar is $24.95, extra ribbon bars are $1.50.
	www.milmag.com /Features/Medals/M-Z/m-z.html (3902 words)

	Women Medal Recipients
		Some believed her medal was rescinded because of her involvement as a suffragette.
		The first woman to receive The Air Medal was Lt Elsie S. Ott, Army Nurse Corps, awarded for her actions in 1943 as an air evac nurse en route from India to the U.S..
		She was to have received the Soldiers Medal but instead was given a certificate and told that women do not receive the Soldiers Medal.
	userpages.aug.com /captbarb/medals.html (2132 words)

	eMedals - World Orders for Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Regimental medal, in bronze, 35mm, without ribbon, very fine condition.
		Austrian War issue, 1859, of French manufacture (French silver hallmarks on a ball suspension).
		Bronze medal (reverse silvered), 32mm, original striking, on original ribbon, very fine and scarce.
	www.emedals.ca /catalog.asp?country=I (526 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Vets may be eligible for French medal
		U.S. veterans who helped in the liberation of France during World War II could be eligible to receive the French Legion of Honor Medal in the future.
		Approximately 100 French Legion of Honor Medals will be awarded each year in the United States at the home of each veteran or at a public ceremony during a patriotic holiday.
		After 150 years, the general aspect of the medal has not changed: a white enameled star of five rays on a wreath of leaves with a gold medallion in the center, ringed by blue enamel.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600160967,00.html (434 words)

	Wear of the Uniform
		This chapter covers the decorations, medals, badges, unit awards and appurtenances, both U.S. and foreign, that are authorized for wear on the Army uniforms.
		The term "ribbon" is an all inclusive term used throughout this chapter covering that portion of the suspension ribbon of a service medal or decoration worn instead of the service medal or decoration and made in the form of a ribbon bar, 1 3/8 inches long by 3/8 inches wide.
		No other foreign service medal may be worn unless the wearer was awarded such medal while a bona fide member of the armed forces of a friendly foreign nation.
	www.americal.org /awards/wearing.htm (995 words)

	Military Medals. Shamrock Hill Books
		Established in 1918, the medal was awarded to officers for bravery in combat flying.
		Established in 1940, the medal was awarded to civilians and military for conspicuous bravery.
		This medal, the first ever US military medal presented to an enlisted man, was awarded to the three militia men (John Paulding, Isaac Van Wart and David Williams) who captured the British spy Major Andre.
	users.aol.com /historybks/medal.htm (1112 words)

	Member Of Country's Greatest Generation Receives French Medal
		He was one of 100 World World II veterans who was presented the prestigious French Legion of Honor Medal by a French general in Paris June 5, the day before the 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
		When it came time for the ceremony at the French Army Museum, the veterans and their family members were separated.
		After the medal was pinned on his lapel, and while still standing at attention as the general pinned the medals on the other World War II veterans in his row, Aldrich said he reminisced about landing at the beach aboard an LST, or Landing Ship Tank.
	www.caledonianrecord.com /pages/top_news/story/1085ac4f9 (1088 words)

	Military Medals. Shamrock Hill Books at Bookguy.com
		One of the rarest of medals, it was awarded to only twenty-three officers for services during the Civil War, Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion.
		The United Daughters of the Confederacy presented this medal to Confederate Veterans in 1898.
		The Iron Cross was awarded in two grades: the second class is a two-sided medal worn on a ribbon (fl and white until 1939, then red-white-fl) while the first class is single-sided with a pin on the reverse.
	www.bookguy.com /civilwar/medal.htm (667 words)

	Medal of Honor: European Assault Feature Preview - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
		The previous Medal of Honor games have presented a mixture of all-out action (such as storming the beaches on D-day) and secretive operations (such as sneaking around the back alleys of some French village or other).
		On the gameplay side of things, longtime Medal of Honor fans will notice that while the core shooting action in European Assault is similar to past titles, most other aspects of the run-and-gun gameplay have been significantly altered.
		Medal of Honor Heroes is a PSP exclusive version of the WWII action series, with a unique storyline and up to 8 players over the ad hoc wireless network.
	www.gamespot.com /ps2/action/medalofhonor4/preview_6123735.html (1154 words)

	Ike - Databank
		In these positions he was charged with planning and carrying out the Allied assault on the coast of Normandy in June 1944 under the code name Operation Overlord, the liberation of western Europe and the invasion of Germany.
		Eisenhower was offered the Medal of Honor for his leadership in the European Theater but refused it, saying that it should be reserved for bravery and valor.
		This was partly because of the contrast between Eisenhower and his young, activist successor, John F. Kennedy, but also due to his reluctance to support the civil rights movement or to stop McCarthyism.
	www.notd-aftermath.com /databank/index.php?title=Ike (4384 words)

	EA \| Medal of Honor Allied Assault (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Medal of Honor Allied Assault™ War Chest includes the original Medal of Honor Allied Assault™ and both the Medal of Honor Allied Assault™ Spearhead and Medal of Honor Allied Assault™ Breakthrough expansion packs.
		Medal of Honor Allied Assault™ Breakthrough for the PC has gone gold and will ship on September 22, 2003.
		Medal of Honor Allied Assault™ Breakthrough is the new expansion pack for the award-winning Medal of Honor Allied Assault.
	www.ea.com /official/moh/alliedassault/us (3748 words)

	ORDERS AND MEDALS OF NORTH KOREA
		The orders have the form of stylized five pointed stars mounted to the uniform or civilian clothes with the screw, while the medals suspend from metal planks covered with the ribbon, but unlike the Russian pattern, they are not pentagonal but resemble "classic", i.e.
		The medal could also be conferred to Chinese volunteers in the Korean war.
		The medal is surrounded by a thick silver rand.
	faculty.winthrop.edu /haynese/medals/N_Korea/N_Korea.htm (2020 words)

	TWL: Remembering Audie Murphy
		He received 33 awards and decorations, including every medal of valor, some more than once, three purple hearts, and 5 decorations from France and Belgium.
		He served in 9 campaigns across the European Theatre and earned the highest decoration in the United States, the Medal of Honor, in one sterling act of bravery.
		They were singing in French, but the melody was freedom and any American could understand that.
	www.teamwarfare.com /forums/showthread.asp?forumid=117&threadid=314677 (1281 words)

	Iraq Campaign Medal (Model #:147 ARICM)
		The medal is retroactive to March 19, 2003 and is active until a date to be determined.
		Personnel who have been engaged in combat with an enemy force, or personnel who have been wounded in combat or wounded as a result of a terrorist attack within Iraq, may receive the Iraq Campaign Medal regardless of the number of days spent within the country.
		The medal is also awarded posthumously to any service member who dies in the line of duty within Iraq, including from non-combat injuries such as accidents and mishaps.
	www.usamilitarymedals.com /iraq-campaign-medal-p-26.html (299 words)

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