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	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.
		Each Medal of Honor awardee may have his or her name entered on the Medal of Honor Roll (38 U.S.C. Each person whose name is placed on the Medal of Honor Roll is certified to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being entitled to receive the special pension of $1027 per month.
		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 (3519 words)

	Orders, Medals and Badges for Wounded and Next-of-Kin
		The reverse of the medal is blank except for a pair of crossed wreath branches at the bottom.
		The medal is 30 mm in diameter, and it is silver-gilt.
		On 19 February 1941, a circular medal badge 43 mm in diameter was instituted, depicting the head of a steel-helmeted soldier and the date 1941.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/3456 (3146 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pontifical Decorations
		On a small white medal in the centre of the cross the word MARIA surrounded by a golden circle, and on the reverse side in the centre is stamped the year MDCCCCV and in the surrounding circle the inscription PIUS X RESTITUIT.
		The military medal bears on one side the image of the founder, and on the other side an angel holding a scroll with the word BENEMERENTI, surmounted by the papal emblems (sometimes this medal is found encircled by a crown of laurels).
		The former bestowed a medal for military bravery, and another for zeal and courage in stamping out the brigandage, which had taken such hold in the Papal States during the seven years of the French occupation.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04667a.htm (3813 words)

	First World War.com - Encyclopedia - French Croix de Guerre
		The French Croix de Guerre was instituted on 8 April 1915 by the French Government to recognise acts of bravery in the face of the enemy specifically mentioned in despatches.
		Further acts of bravery resulted in the award of additional medal insignia worn on the ribbon of the medal; the ribbon being green ribbed with seven red stripes.
		The medal took the form of a cross surmounted by crossed swords, the centrepiece bearing the head of the French Republic.
	www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/croixdeguerre.htm (244 words)

	☞ military - british military medal - british military medal online guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This medal replaced the Medal of the Order of the British Empire (1917-1922) and had a military and a civil division.
		The medal was not however restricted to British or Commonwealth subjects.
		Military Medal (MM) were created to recognize the gallantry of junior officers in the field.
	www.military-101.info /military-medal/british-military-medal.html (531 words)

	Blog of Death: April 2004 Archives
		He took a break from competition during World War II to serve in the military, flying 50 combat missions over Europe as a B-24 bombardier.
		Tillman was killed in action on April 22 at the age of 27.
		Apparently shot in a friendly fire incident, he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for combat valor.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/2004_04.html (13404 words)

	☞ military - Military Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Medal of Honor - the nation's highest award.
		Claim: The Medal of Honor carried by a World War II hero aroused suspicion among airport security...
		A US military medal serves as a trophy for excellent service in the armed forces.
	www.all-military.info /militarymedal (362 words)

	Antarctic Book Notes
		On his return to England, Bickerton was awarded the prestigious King's Polar Medal in silver.
		In 1914, Bickerton was recruited by Sir Ernest Shackleton for his Endurance expedition, but instead he volunteered for service with the Middlesex Regiment, and became a First World War hero.
		He is well known for Antarctica Unveiled (University Press of Colorado, 2000), a definitive history of Scott's Discovery Expedition, and has catalogued the two premier collections of its photographs.
	www.antarctic-circle.org /book.htm (16158 words)

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