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	Meritorious Service Medal (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Meritorious Service Medal is a military award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service to the United States subsequent to January 16, 1969.
		A higher decoration, known as the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, is intended for similar services performed under joint service with the United States Department of Defense.
		The star is used to represent the military service and the rays emanating therefrom denote the constant efforts of individuals to achieve through excellent and meritorious service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(USA) (500 words)

	Order of Australia
		The award of the Medal is made with a clasp to denote the year of the competition and any subsequent award to the same person is made in the form of another clasp.
		The Centenary Medal was announced by the Prime Minister on 28 December 2001.
		This Medal is the Australian successor to the British Cadet Forces Medal that ceased to be used in Australia in 1974.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-medals/oz-awards.htm (2221 words)

	Medal of Honor - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Image:Medalsofhonor.jpg The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States (the highest civilian decorations are the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor).
		The medal was "to be bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen, landsmen, and Marines as shall most distinguish themselves by their gallantry and other seamanlike qualities during the present war." Shortly after this, a resolution similar in wording was introduced on behalf of the Army.
		Before the posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor in 2005 to Paul R. Smith, the medal was last awarded during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, when MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randy Shughart lost their lives defending downed Black Hawk helicopter pilot CWO Michael Durant.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Medal_of_Honor (3447 words)

	The US Awards System - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Army Commendation Medal was authorized by the Secretary of War on December 18, 1945, as the "Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant" and was redesignated the Army Commendation Medal on March 31, 1960.
		The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal was authorized by the Secretary of the Navy on January 11, 1944 and was originally known as the "Navy Commendation Ribbon." A metal pendant was appended in 1950.
		The Coast Guard Commendation Medal was authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury on August 26, 1947 as the "Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant" and redesignated the Coast Guard Commendation Medal on October 2, 1959.
	www.wehrmacht-awards.com /forums/showthread.php?t=15924 (2375 words)

	Distinguished Service Medal Display Recognition Form
		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.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/dsm.htm (1854 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 (1286 words)

	KUNSAN AIR BASE: How It Was - MEDALS PAGE (FOR KUNSAN KOREAN WAR VETS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		The Overseas Operations Medal, authorized in 1951, has the Belgian Army seal on the face and the UN seal on the reverse, and the ribbon is light blue, colors associated with Korea, with two narrow white stripes and flanked by Belgium's national colors of red, orange and fl.
		It is a circular bronze medal with Army symbols of strength and defense with the American flag and the Army flag in the background and the date 1775 on the bottom of the display.
	www.kalaniosullivan.com /KunsanAB/3rdBW/Medals.html (12461 words)

	Navy Distinguished Service Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The decoration is considered the Navy and Marine Corps equivalent to the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal.
		The Navy Distinguished Service Medal was originally senior to the Navy Cross, until August 1943 when the precedence of the two decorations was reversed.
		The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is bestowed upon members of the Navy or Marine Corps who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the United States government in a duty of great responsibility.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal (404 words)

	American Medals
		The original version of this medal was authorized by Congress on July 12, 1862, and was the same as the Navy medal of the time, with a different suspension.
		The Army Distinguished Service Medal Designed by Captain Aymar Embury, the designer of the Distinguished Service Cross, this medal was confirmed by an Act of Congress dated July 9, 1918.
		The medal was reestablished in 1932 by the War Department for Army personnel and in 1943 by the Navy Department for the Navy and Marine Corps.
	www.gwpda.org /medals/usamedl/usa.html (1596 words)

	History of the Medal of Honor
		Early in the Civil War, a medal for individual valor was proposed to General-in-Chief of the Army Winfield Scott.
		The medal found support in the Navy, however, where it was felt recognition of courage in strife was needed.
		The medal was "to be bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen, landsmen, and Marines as shall most distinguish themselves by their gallantry and other seamanlike qualities during the present war."
	www.mishalov.com /Medal_of_Honor.html (896 words)

	Distinguished Service Medal
		The Army Distinguished Service Medal may be awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the United States Army, performs exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility.
		The individual's performance must merit recognition for services which are clearly exceptional, and the performance of normal duties in an exceptional manner by itself will not justify an award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal.
		The Army Distinguished Service Medal is worn after the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and before the Silver Star.
	foxfall.com /fmd-army-dsm.htm (447 words)

	WWII Awards
		Awarded for exceptional meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to members of the armed forces of the United States.
		Awarded for military service of twelve months or longer during a limited “emergency period” from 8 September 1939 until 27 May 1941, or during the unlimited emergency period from 27 May until 07 December 1941.
		Awarded for service in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women’s Army Corps during the period from 10 July 1943 to 2 September 1945.
	www.wwiiadt.com /WWII_Awards.htm (1062 words)

	Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient General Wesley Clark
		The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded to people who have made especially meritorious contributions to U.S. national security, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
		The medal may be bestowed on citizens of other nations and may be awarded posthumously.
		Among his military decorations are the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (five awards), Distinguished Service Medal (two awards), Silver Star, Legion of Merit (four awards), Bronze Star Medal (two awards), Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), and the Army Commendation Medal (two awards).
	www.medaloffreedom.com /WesleyClark.htm (1527 words)

	The Purple Heart - Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
		In military terms, the award had “broken service,” as it was ignored for nearly 150 years until it was re-introduced on February 22, 1932, on the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
		Among those materials was a rough drawing of a circular medal disc with a concave center on which a raised heart was visible.
		Establishing the Meritorious Service Citation as a qualification for receiving the Purple Heart was very much in keeping with General Washington's original intent for the award.
	www1.va.gov /opa/feature/celebrate/purple-heart.asp (1145 words)

	The Army Commendation Medal
		The Army Commendation Medal is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States other than General Officers who, while serving in any capacity with the Army after 6 December 1941, distinguished himself/herself by heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service.
		Division indicated that the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force had authorized a medal pendant to be established for the Commendation Ribbon and requested that a proposed design be prepared.
		President Kennedy, in a memorandum to the Secretary of Defense, dated 1 June 1962, authorized the award of the Army Commendation Medal to members of the Armed Forces of friendly foreign nations who, after 1 June 1962, distinguished themselves by an act of heroic, extraordinary achievement, or meritorious service.
	www.marksmedals.com /us_medals_files/arcom.html (515 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..
		The Distinguished Service Medal (highest decoration in noncombat) was awarded to 23 Army nurses.
	userpages.aug.com /captbarb/medals.html (2132 words)

	Fort Bragg, USA • UNKNOWN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Oak leaf clusters, 5/16 inch in length, are worn on service ribbons, the suspension ribbon of miniature medals, and unit awards.
		Oak leaf clusters, 13/32 inch in length, are worn on the suspension ribbon of full-size medals.
		Personnel wear oak leaf clusters centered on the service ribbon and suspension ribbon, with the stems of the leaves pointing to the wearer’s right.
	www.bragg.army.mil /iag/sites/services/daphotolabawards.asp (336 words)

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		For exceptionally meritorious service as the Operations Officer, U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command-Rock Island, and in other positions of responsibility, from September 1991 to September 2001.
		For service not related to actual war the term "key individual" applies to a narrower range of positions than in time of war and requires evidence of significant achievement.
		In peacetime, service should be in the nature of a special requirement or of an extremely difficult duty performed in an unprecedented and clearly exceptional manner.
	myschoolonline.com /page/0,1871,17633-200671-21-54427,00.html (930 words)

	Joseph's Military Career (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Awarded for 4 consecutive years of qualifying service on or after 3 March 1972, or 3 consecutive years of qualifying service on or after 28 March 1995, as a member of the IMA Control Group, an Army Reserve unit or Army National Guard unit.
		Awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954, between 1 January 1961 and 14 August 1974, between 2 August 1990 and 30 November 1995, and September 11, 2001 until a date to be determined.
		This medal was to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces who participated as members of units involved in military operations of significant numbers with no foreign armed opposition or the threat of imminent hostile action.
	members.aol.com /texasguard74b/military.html (1031 words)

	Website of Congressman Chris Van Hollen :: Speech :: Tribute to Col. Charles S. Serio, MSC, USA, Ph.D. on His ...
		Among his numerous awards and decorations are the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Army Superior Unit Award, the National Defense Service Award, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
		He was also selected as a member of the "Order of the Military Medical Merit," which denotes distinguished service as recognized by the senior leadership of the Army Medical Department.
		During his service as the USUHS Brigade Commander, he became an invaluable asset as a role model, teacher and mentor to over 1,500 uniformed medical, nursing, and graduate students.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/speech/md08_vanhollen/Serio_Tribute.html (684 words)

	Indiana Book of Merit
		The Distinguished-Service Medal of the Navy is awarded under the same conditions.
		for gallantry in action, or for meritorious services, issued by the Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, and signed by General Pershing.
		It is awarded to persons who while serving in the Army of the United States perform any singularly meritorious act of extraordinary fidelity or essential service.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/in/state/sullivan_co/indiana_book_of_merit.htm (388 words)

	Military-Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For meritorious achievement during Annual Training at Pierce County Terminal, Tacoma, Washington with the 1395th USA TTU, during the period 18 February 1989 through 3 March 1989.
		The member must have exhibited honest and faithful service as is in accordance with the standards of conduct, courage and duty required by law and customs of the service, of a member of the same grade as the individual to whom the standard is being applied.
		For meritorious service for the 1395th Transportation Terminal Brigade during the period 01 May 93 to 06 Nov 94.
	home.comcast.net /~davidday68/David/military/awards.htm (1061 words)

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		Colonel Rodriguez’s first military assignment was as the Subsistence Distribution Officer with the 142nd Supply and Service Battalion in Mainz-Kastel, Germany.
		His follow on assignments included a tour with the U.S. Army Aviation Center as a Combat Service Support (CSS) Instructor, a year tour (1988-89) as a Logistics Advisor in El Salvador and as a ROTC Instructor with the University of Puerto Rico.
		Colonel Rodriguez’s decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC), Air Force Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal (1 OLC), Army Achieve Medal (1 OLC), Armed Force Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the Parachutist Badge.
	www.dla.mil /j-3/a-76/Conf2005_bio_Rodriguez_DRMS.doc (509 words)

	Welcome to Beretta USA
		He would probably merely say that his Marines were in trouble, and he got them out of trouble.
		A veteran, Lonsberry is a former Army "Journalist of the Year" and is a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal.
		He was asked to write the first draft of the keynote address for the 1996 Republican National Convention.
	www.berettausa.com /communities/le_mil/feature.htm (927 words)

	ODM of the USA: Defence Meritorious Service Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ODM of the USA: Defence Meritorious Service Medal
		The United States of America: Defence Meritorious Service Medal
		Awarded: To members of the Armed Forces who, while serving in a joint activity, distinguish themselves by noncombat outstanding achievement or meritorious service.
	www.medals.org.uk /usa/usa048.htm (53 words)

	JPAC's Command Staff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hahn was then transferred to 3rd Force Service Support Group on Okinawa, Japan in January 1990, serving as the Assistant Officer in Charge of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Liaison Element in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines.
		Before entering Federal Government Civil Service he completed 26 years of service as an Army officer in the Quartermaster Corps, retiring in 1994 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
		He is a Vietnam veteran and his personal awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), and the Army Commendation Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster).
	www.jpac.pacom.mil /CommandStaff.htm (1964 words)

	1st Infantry Division Leaders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He was commissioned in the Infantry as a Distinguished Military Graduate in 1976.
		General Ham's early assignments included service as a training officer at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and tours of duty in Italy and Germany.
		In 1984, he served with a joint service unit in support of the Olympic games in Los Angeles.
	www.1id.army.mil /1ID/Leaders/CG.htm (359 words)

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