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	Navy and Marine Corps Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the second highest non-combatant medal awarded by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the U.S. Navy and the United States Marine Corps.
		A famous recipient of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal was President John F. Kennedy who was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for service as Commanding Officer of a World War II Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109.
		The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is generally considered the equivalent of the U.S. Army Soldier's Medal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal (222 words)

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		The words "Navy or the Marine Corps" are substituted for the words "Navy of the United States" because the provision is interpreted as authorizing the award of the medal to persons serving with the Marine Corps as well as with the Navy.
		The words "Navy or the Marine Corps" are substituted for the words "Navy of the United States" because the provision is interpreted as authorizing the award of the medal to persons serving with the Marine Corps.
		The words "Navy or the Marine Corps" are substituted for the words "United States Navy" because the provision is interpreted as authorizing the award of the decoration to persons serving with the Marine Corps as well as with the Navy.
	uscode.house.gov /download/pls/10C567.txt (3015 words)

	Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
		The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal may be awarded to service members who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or Marine Corps, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement or meritorious service (but not of sufficient nature to warrant a higher decoration).
		Additional awards of the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal are denoted by gold stars five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter.
		The ribbon to the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal consists of a field of Myrtle Green with a white stripe one quarter inch wide situated one-eighth of an inch inside each edge of the ribbon.
	foxfall.com /fmd-navy-com.htm (606 words)

	Orders, Decorations and Medals - Medals by Country - Medals of United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The first recipient of the medal was a Navy nurse, Lt. Ann Agnes Bernatitus, who was honored for her work during the World War II campaign on Bataan and Corregidor from December 1941 to April 1942.
		The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V was given out to Charles Ridewood 59 years after the act of heroism due to an error in his records.
		The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is pinned on the uniform of Chief Boatswain's Mate Jim Prewitt.
	www.geocities.com /dco700/UnitedStates3.htm (10384 words)

	Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Navy and Marine Corps Medal has been in effect since December 6, 1941, with a provision for converting earlier letters of commendation (which must be considered on a case-by-case basis).
		The shape of the medal and the central theme of an eagle with displayed wings were suggested by the Soldier's Medal (the Army's counterpart decoration which was established sixteen years earlier).
		The reverse of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal is blank, that space being used for inscribing the recipient's name.
	foxfall.com /fmd-navy-nmcm.htm (358 words)

	MARINE CORPS MEDALS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was established in 1942 to recognize non-combat heroism and meritorious service.
		The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is a highly prized symbol of courage and devotion to duty.
		The most famous recipient of the NMCM was John F. Kennedy, who was a Lt. (jg) at the time he received the award.
	www.marine-family.org /corps/medals/history/nmcq.htm (146 words)

	Medal of Honor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Navy and Marine Corps' Medal of Honor is our country's oldest continuously awarded decoration, even though its appearance and award criteria has changed since it was created for enlisted men by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles on 16 December 1861.
		Although originally awarded for both combat and non-combat heroism, the Medal of Honor today is presented for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty.
		The full text of all citations of the Medal of Honor are available for viewing and searching on the home page of the Army's Center of Military History.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq38-1.htm (402 words)

	Precision Medals -Navy Achievement Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal was authorized by the Secretary of the Navy, May 1, 1961.
		Redesignated the "Navy Achievement Medal" by the Secretary of the Navy July 17, 1967; on August 19, 1994, the award was again redesignated the "Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal."
		The Navy Achievement Medal may also be awarded to members of the armed forces of a friendly foreign nation consistent with the eligibility requirements specified in chapter 6.
	www.precisionmedals.com /awards/nach.htm (286 words)

	Cicero Collectibles United States Military Medals Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A medal is circular in shape and is awarded to individuals who served in specific campaigns or expeditions and for occupation duty and emergency service.
		The ribbon bars are worn in the place of the decorations and medals on most occasions and are of the same material and design as the suspension ribbons of the medals.
		Each medal and decoration is intended to be a distinctive symbol of the nation’s gratitude for serve by its military personnel and civilians.
	www.dgtraining.net /cicero/USMedals/MedalsHistory.html (493 words)

	Kennedy, John F(itzgerald) ('Jack') - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Kennedy, John F(itzgerald) ('Jack')
		The son of financier Joseph Kennedy, he was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, educated at Harvard and briefly at the London School of Economics, and served in the navy in the Pacific during World War II, winning the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps medal.
		In fact Kennedy did not succeed in carrying through any major domestic legislation, though, with the aid of his brother Robert Kennedy, who was attorney general, desegregation continued and the Civil Rights Bill was introduced.
		He created the Peace Corps – volunteers who give various types of health, agricultural, and educational aid overseas – and he proposed the Alliance for Progress for aid to Latin America.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Kennedy,+John+F(itzgerald)+(%27Jack%27) (896 words)

	Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Display Recognition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Recipients of the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals, depending on the circumstances, are authorized to wear certain devices with the award.
		U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Service members who served in the defense of Wake Island, December 7 through 22, 1941, are authorized to wear a clasp inscribed with the words "Wake Island" on the suspension ribbon on the medal and a silver "W" on the service ribbon.
		Numbering: The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal was originally produced at the Philadelphia Mint and was serially numbered on the rim at the six o'clock position with the M.No. prefix.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/nmem.htm (2324 words)

	The History Place - JFK The War Hero
		Jack carved a rescue message into a coconut husk which made its way back to the Navy and the crew of PT 109 was rescued by PT boats.
		June 12, 1944 - The presentation of the Navy and Marine Corps medal for Gallantry in Action to Lt. John F. Kennedy during a simple ceremony at Chelsea Naval hospital in Massachusetts.
		Joe could have had a job in Navy intelligence, but chose the elite aviation corps instead.
	www.historyplace.com /kennedy/warhero.htm (1205 words)

	Corpus Christi Caller Times Caller.com - Navy bestows medal for crash heroism
		Adm. Robert J. Natter, commanding officer of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, on Wednesday presented Palyo with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the highest award given for peacetime heroism.
		To be honored with the medal, a service member must risk his own life to save the life of another.
		The crash led to a grounding of the U.S. military's Sea Dragons until they were refitted with new bearings and a monitoring system that keeps track of the vibrations and heat emanating from the bearing, Navy officials said.
	www.caller2.com /2001/march/22/today/localnew/20906.html (604 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Large medals (U. awards only) may be replaced without charge if the medal has been lost, destroyed or rendered unfit for use without the fault or neglect on the part of the person to whom awarded.
		Large medals may be replaced at the expense of the individual if not entitled to replacement without charge.
		For posthumous awards the time requirements may be waived by the Chief of Naval Operations/Commandant of the Marine Corps in posthumous cases on a case be case basis.
	www.fas.org /irp/doddir/navy/comnavresintcom/inst1650_4b.htm (10751 words)

	Navy Expeditionary Medal, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
		After this supply is exhausted, the Navy Expeditionary Medal will be the only medal awarded to either Navy or Marine Corps personnel for participation in expeditions.
		The applications should include the names and dates of the expeditions and a statement to the effect that the applicant actually served ashore as a member of a landing party during the period for which the medal is claimed.
		(5) Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in the defense of Wake Island, 7 to 22 December 1941, will wear a bar inscribed "Wake Island" on the suspension ribbon and a silver "W" on the service ribbon bar of the appropriate Expeditionary Medal.
	www.history.navy.mil /medals/nem.htm (306 words)

	Blue Ridge officer receives Navy Marine Corps Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Medal is highest peacetime award for act of heroism
		The Navy Marine Corp Medal is the highest award given in peacetime for an act of heroism.
		It is the ninth in the Navy's Order of Precedence, and is awarded to individuals who, according to regulations, "while serving in any capacity of the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps, distinguishes himself or herself by heroism not involving actual conflict with the enemy.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /news3/7frel681.html (319 words)

	Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (NMCCOM) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal was authorized in 1944 as the Navy Commendation Ribbon.
		Worthy of special recognition, but not to the degree required for the Bronze Star Medal when combat is involved or the Navy and Marine Corps Medal when combat is not involved.
		Outstanding and worthy of special recognition, but not to the degree required for the Bronze Star Medal or Air Medal when combat is involved or the Meritorious Service Medal or Air Medal when combat is not in- volved.
	www.militaryhusbands.com /medals/descript/m016.htm (344 words)

	Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was established on August 7, 1942.
		It is awarded to recognize any individual of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by acts of heroism and meritorious service not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
		Perhaps the most famous recipient of this medal was Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy for his efforts in rescuing fellow crewmen after the sinking of his boat, the P.T.109.
	www.nmia.com /~valorc/american/navy/nmm.html (90 words)

	Navy and Marine Corps Medal Display Recognition Form (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This medal is awarded to anyone serving with the Navy or Marine Corps, including Reserves, who since December 6, 1941, shall distinguish themselves by heroism not involving actual conflict with the enemy.
		President John F. Kennedy was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism while serving as a junior Naval officer in the Pacific during World War II Establishing Authority
		The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was designed by Lieutenant Commander McClelland Barclay and sculpted by John R. Sinnock(of the Philadelphia Mint).
	www.amervets.com /replacement/nvm.htm (902 words)

	John F. Kennedy Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ LaunchBase.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		However, the U.S. Navy accepted him in September of that year with the influence of the director of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), a former naval attaché to Ambassador Joseph Kennedy.
		It was during this assignment that the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred.
		Another example of Kennedy's belief in the ability of non-military power to improve the world was the creation of the Peace Corps, one of his first acts as president.
	www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/John_F._Kennedy (5781 words)

	Navy commends WWII hero
		There, Navy officials presented him with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with Combat "V"), an honor he was supposed to receive in 1945.
		She discovered that her grandfather had supposedly been issued the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
		So, Terry Moore--a retired Navy captain who works at Dahlgren and leases some land from Morris--contacted a USS Braine historian, as well as some veterans who were aboard the ship.
	www.fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2005/072005/07142005/114433/printer_friendly (798 words)

	Ribbon Checker
		An alphabetical listing of ribbons and medals is in the works, as is a "medals" page.
		Ribbons specifically disallowed on the Navy uniform may be found here.
		Subsequent awards of either medal are represented by a bronze star on that medal even if it is from the other area of operations.
	kepler.pratt.duke.edu /USNRibbons.html (257 words)

	US CODE: Title 10,6246. Navy and Marine Corps Medal
		(a) The President may award a medal called the “Navy and Marine Corps Medal” of appropriate design with accompanying ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in place thereof—
		(2) to any person to whom the Secretary of the Navy, before August 7, 1942, awarded a letter of commendation for heroism, and who applies for that medal, regardless of the date of the act of heroism.
		(b) The authority in subsection (a) includes authority to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status defined in section 101 (d) of this title when the member distinguished himself by heroism.
	www.law.cornell.edu /uscode/uscode10/usc_sec_10_00006246----000-.html (174 words)

	The Northwest Navigator > Naval Air Station Whidbey Island > Yellow Jackets win awards
		Three Sailors from VAQ-138 received the Navy And Marine Corps Achievement Medal on March 4 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) for their work during the recent Aviation Maintenance Inspection administered to Carrier Air Wing Nine.
		While the outstanding results were a result of efforts by the whole Yellow Jacket team, three Sailors received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for their extraordinary personal performance.
		While three Sailors received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, five other Yellow Jackets were awarded Good Conduct Medals for their dedicated commitment and “trouble free” time in the Navy.
	www.northwestnavigator.com /index.php/navigator/whidbey/yellow_jackets_win_awards (465 words)

	The Navy & Marine Corp Achievement Medal
		Medals awarded for participation in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991.
		This medal was instituted in 1961 to award 'Meritorious service or achievement in a combat or non combat situation based on sustained performance of a superlative nature.'
		Additional awards of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal are displayed by gold stars affixed to the ribbon.
	www.marksmedals.com /us_medals_files/navy_ach_medal.html (145 words)

	eBay - navy marine medal, Militaria, Worldwide items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Navy and Marine medal for Heroism cased set with rb
		Navy and Marine Commendation medal cased set with rb/lp
		Navy and Marine Achievement medal cased set with rb/lp
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=navy+marine+medal&... (486 words)

	Sailor Awarded Navy/Marine Corps Medal
		USS PREBLE - A Sailor assigned to USS Preble (DDG 88) was awarded the Navy/Marine Corps Medal for heroism, at a ceremony April 4 aboard the ship at its homeport at Naval Station San Diego.
		Joseph V. Medina, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, presented Seaman (SW) Brit L.J. Garrett the medal for heroic acts performed Aug. 31 while on a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of Maritime Interception Operations.
		The Navy/Marine Corps Medal is awarded to Sailors and Marines who distinguish themselves by heroism not involving actual conflict with the enemy.
	military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usn1_041305.00.html?ESRC=navy-a.nl (327 words)

	MSN Encarta - Printer-friendly - John F. Kennedy
		Kennedy hoped to fight in the war but in the spring of 1941 he was rejected by the U.S. Army because of the back injury he had received at Harvard.
		They brought his message for help, carved on a coconut shell, to U.S. infantry patrol and Kennedy and his crew were finally rescued.
		For his “courage, endurance, and excellent leadership,” Kennedy received the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Medal, awarded for heroism not involving conflict with the enemy.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761576731___8/John_F_Kennedy.html (615 words)

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