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	Silver Star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Silver Star is the successor decoration to the Citation Star which was established by an act of the U.S. Congress on July 9, 1918.
		Authorization for the Silver Star was placed into law by an Act of Congress for the U.S. Navy on August 7, 1942 and an Act of Congress for the U.S. Army on December 15, 1942.
		The Silver Star is a gold star, 1½ inches (38 mm) in circumscribing diameter with a laurel wreath encircling rays from the center and a 3/16 inch (5 mm) diameter silver star superimposed in the center.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silver_Star (525 words)

	Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A medal is usually worn with a ribbon on the left chest.
		The Medal of Honor of the United States armed forces is a bravery award worn arround the neck, and may therefore be more rightly classified as a decoration.
		The Nobel Foundation, the organization awarding the prestigious Nobel Prize, presents each winner "an assignment for the amount of the prize, a diploma, and a gold medal..." This example of a medal would be displayed, on a table or in a cabinet, rather than worn by the winner.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medal (656 words)

	Acoustical Society of America Awards
		The prestigious Gold Medal is presented annually to an individual whose contributions to the field of acoustics and to the Acoustical Society have been unusually distinguished.
		The von Békésy Medal, established in 1984, is presented to individuals, irrespective of nationality, age, or society affiliation,who have made outstanding contributions to the area of psychological or physiological acoustics, as evidenced by publication of research results in professional journals or by other accomplishments in the field.
		The Silver Medal is presented to individuals, without age limitation, for contributions to the advancement of science, engineering, or human welfare through the application of acoustic principles or through research accomplishments in acoustics.
	asa.aip.org /awards.html (5210 words)

	Waterloo Medal
		This is the first medal issued by the British Government to all soldiers present.
		The Dunbar Medal of 1650 was issued to both officers and men, but there is no verification of its having been given to all officers and men.
		It is not generally known that this medal also has another distinction in that it was the first on which the recipient's name was impressed around the edge by machine.
	www.pinetreeweb.com /waterloo-medal.htm (340 words)

	Orders and Medals of the USSR - Motherhood Medals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The award consists of a 30mm round, silver colored medal bearing the images of a mother and child on the obverse and the hammer and sickle and the words "Motherhood Medal" on the reverse.
		The medal is suspened by a silver bow with two blue enamel stripes separated by a white enamel stripe.
		The medal is suspended by a silver gilt bow with two white enamel stripes separated by a blue enamel strip.
	www.acadiacom.net /adimag/mother.html (475 words)

	2002 Olympic Medals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The medals are designed in the shape of river rocks like those found in the spectacular streams and rivers of Utah, and they embody the spirit of the American West - from the forging of the West to the technological present.
		Medal Front: An athlete emerges from a background of flame, rock or ice, symbolizing a mastery of the elements.
		Medal Back: Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, is in full stride and holds a small victory leaf, symbolizing the olive wreaths presented to winners during ancient Olympic Games.
	2002.uen.org /html/medals.html (285 words)

	U.S. Army Individual Decorations
		The Soldier's Medal is awarded to any person of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States, distinguished himself or herself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
		Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crewmember or noncrewmember flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties.
		The Army Achievement Medal (AAM) was established by the Secretary of the Army, 10 April 1981.
	www.americal.org /awards/achv-svc.htm (1909 words)

	AAF \| Club Services: Silver Medal Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The American Advertising Federation's Silver Medal Award Program was established in 1959 to recognize men and women who have made outstanding contributions to advertising and who have been active in furthering the industry's standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern.
		Silver Medal recipients are selected by a panel of judges from each local club.
		Recipients are presented with a Silver Medal Medallion or a Silver Medal plaque.
	www.aaf.org /club/silvermedal.html (273 words)

	Awards - Royal Humane Society of Australasia
		It consists of a special bar to the medal of standard design with its own ribbon and is either of gold or silver, according to which class of award has already been decided by the Court for the rescuer(s).
		More than one Clarke Medal can be awarded annually where the Court is unable to differentiate between the merits of two or more cases involved in the same rescue and which have earned the Gold or Silver Medal during the year.
		Medal Ribbon The ribbon of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals is navy blue with silver edgings and a gold central strip while the ribbon of the Posthumous Medal is plain navy blue.
	www.rhsa.org.au /rhsaawards.htm (1133 words)

	McMann settles for silver medal
		This defeat was tougher still; McMann looked disconsolate during the medal ceremony, though she hugged Icho before leaving the medals stand.
		McMann, who wrestled on the Lock Haven University men's team and has the upper body strength to rival many male wrestlers in her weight class, got off to a great start, taking Icho down twice for a 2-0 lead after the first of the two three-minute periods.
		But Icho, the sister of 105½ pounds (48kg) silver medalist Chiharu Icho, made sure McMann couldn't rely on her superior upper body strength in the second period.
	www.nywrestling.com /fs_gr_fk/Athens/McMann_Silver.htm (580 words)

	BBC Gloucestershire Sport - Leon's silver medal
		Olympic silver medallist, Cheltenham-born diver Leon Taylor, returned to his home town to be greeted by a hero's welcome.
		Leon Taylor said he was delighted to have won a silver medal at the Athens Olympics.
		And Sue said her son's disappointment in missing out on a medal at the last Olympics spurred him on this time.
	www.bbc.co.uk /gloucestershire/sport/2004/08/leon_silver.shtml (477 words)

	AMERICAN MILITARY COLLECTIBLES REFERENCE - ARMY AIR CORPS FLIGHT SUIT - WWII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Silver Star was instituted by congress in 1918.
		The front of the medal is shaped like a star with a smaller star located in the center of a wreath.
		The body of the medal is attached to the ribbon via a square hanger.
	www.quanonline.com /military/military_reference/american/silver_star.html (184 words)

	Silver Lifesaving Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Silver Lifesaving Medal was established on June 20, 1874.
		It is now awarded by the Department of Transportation to civilians and members of the military who risk their lives to rescue or endeavor to rescue any other person from drowning, shipwreck, or other "perils of the sea," within the United States, or upon any American vessel.
		The conditions of the attempted rescue should be similar to that required for the Gold Lifesaving Medal, however, without the degree of heroism and extreme risk.
	www.nmia.com /~valorc/american/cg/slsm.html (83 words)

	THE SILVER STAR MEDAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On August 8, 1932, the Silver Star was re-designated as a medal by an Act of Congress.
		This medal, designed by the firm of Bailey, Banks and Biddle, is a gilt-toned star of five points.
		On the obverse in the center, is a small silver star, (the same size as the original citation star) centered within a wreath of laurel.
	www.skytroopers.org /ssmedal.htm (238 words)

	Athletics -- Silver & Clay
		Clay, who was a record 23-time NAIA All-American during his 4-year career (1999-2002) at Azusa Pacific, tallied a personal best 8,820 points, the second best score ever by an American, and finished second to Gold Medalist Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic, who scored an Olympic Record 8,893 points in the 10-event decathlon.
		Clay held Karpov at bay to retain the silver while Sebrle did the same to Clay to hold on to the gold.
		Twins Davidson and Osmond Ezinwa along with Fatimat Yusuf collected silver medals on relay teams for their native country Nigeria at the Atlanta Games of 1996.
	www.apu.edu /athletics/stories/6835 (527 words)

	Utah man wins silver medal
		SYDNEY — Park City's Chris Waddell, who already boasts a collection of Winter Paralympics gold and silver medals as a monoskiing success in nordic competition, claimed his first Summer Paralympics medal with a silver in a men's 200-meter event.
		The medal was the second in Sydney claimed by an athlete with Utah ties.
		The U.S. squad lost to eventual silver medalist France 207-198 in the quarterfinals, with Williams' best three-arrow end being a pair of nines and a six.
	deseretnews.com /sydney/view/1,3466,215007011,00.html (288 words)

	INDOlink - India Sports News - Shooter Rathore Strikes First-Ever Silver Medal For India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Almaktoum of the United Arab Emirates was a class apart from the rest of the competitors and took the gold medal, scoring 144 in the qualifying round and 45 out of 50 in the final round.
		Malleswari A Hope: Meanwhile, the 75-strong Indian contingent, which has got just a silver in the first four days at the Olympics, will be looking up to Sydney Games bronze medallist Karnam Mallewari when she climbs the weightlifting stage to start her campaign in the 63kg women's class on Wednesday.
		She had lifted 240 kg for the bronze medal in the 69kg division four years ago.
	www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=081704042152 (1085 words)

	The Medal
		In April 2000, I introduced legislation to authorize the President of the United States to award a gold medal, on behalf of the Congress, to each of the original twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers, as well as a silver medal to each man who later qualified as a Navajo Code Talker (MOS 642).
		Each medal is specifically designed for the recipient, with the Secretary of the Treasury as the final judge of the design.
		These medals are to express recognition by the United States of America and its citizens of the Navajo Code Talkers, to salute these brave and innovative Native Americans, to acknowledge the great contribution they made to the nation at a time of war, and to finally give them their rightful place in history.
	bingaman.senate.gov /code_talkers/medal/medal.html (377 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - CBC Sports: Canada's Despatie wins springboard silver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Canada's Alexandre Despatie won the silver medal in the men's three-metre springboard competition Tuesday, while Peng Bo of China captured the gold with a textbook performance.
		Peng, the world silver medallist in the springboard, has never placed lower than fourth at a major international event.
		The 30-year-old Sautin now has two gold medals, a silver and four bronzes during his memorable Olympic career.
	www.cbc.ca /story/olympics/national/2004/08/24/Sports/springboard_menfinal040824.html (502 words)

	Saskabush - Women's Hockey Ref Enjoying Silver Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SOMEWHERE, USA (SBP) -- The American Olympic referee who tried to screw over the Canadian women's hockey team by calling 8 consecutive penalties against them has reportedly calmed down and is now enjoying the silver medal she was awarded along with the American women's hockey team.
		The American hockey referee was referring to a French judge in figure skating who was stripped of a potential gold medal after it was made just as obvious that the results were predetermined.
		The American referee plans to sit back and enjoy her silver medal for the time being.
	www.saskabush.com /2002/04-03/ref-wins-silver-medal.shtml (227 words)

	Oro Valley man takes silver medal \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		Wagner, 30, will take home a silver medal for his play in the first-ever Paralympic competition in quadriplegic wheelchair tennis.
		Another Tucson-area Paralympian with a shot at medaling never got off the starting line for the handcycling road race after the U.S. team showed up Friday with three-spoke wheels that the judges would not allow in the race, said U.S. Olympic Committee press officer, Christy McAllister.
		It was the third gold medal of the XII Paralympic Games for Petitclerc, 34, who also took first in the 100-meter and 800-meter races.
	www.azstarnet.com /dailystar/printSN/40457.php (560 words)

	USATODAY.com - Silver fine showing by Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The USA struck silver — only its third team medal in Olympic history — with a show-stopping performance by Paul Hamm, redemptive effort by Jason Gatson, key help from Morgan Hamm and a sensational swan-song performance by Blaine Wilson on Monday at the Olympic Indoor Hall.
		Winning the silver was a milestone for the U.S. men, who had won only two team medals in Olympic history — gold in the boycotted 1984 Los Angeles Games and silver in 1932, also in Los Angeles.
		The silver medalists would be the first to admit that they are a motley crew.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/athens/gymnastics/2004-08-16-mens-team_x.htm (1271 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > Olympics -- Silver medal shines bright for gymnasts
		The only time the U.S. men won a medal in an Olympics, the boycotting Soviets weren't there, so their reward in 1984 in Los Angeles was fool's gold.
		Tomita, Isao Yoneda and Takehiro Kashima produced the most impressive (to the judges and a crowd that only half-filled the hall) routines in a single event, and it just happened to be the last go-round of the evening.
		Their medal was in serious jeopardy, though, because of struggles in still rings and vault.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/gym/20040816-1948-cnsolygymnastics.html (657 words)

	OhioPix: Ohio State Fair Silver Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On this engraved silver medal awarded by the Ohio State Fair in 1856, raised letters read: “ The Ohio State Board of Agriculture Awarded to D. Kelley for Best Collection of different varieties of seed corn.
		The medal measures 2 inches (5.1 cm) in diameter.
		The Ohio State Fair was an important opportunity for farmers to promote their crops and livestock and to learn about advances in agricultural machinery.
	www.ohiohistory.org /etcetera/exhibits/ohiopix/image.cfm?ID=2065 (114 words)

	Cool Running :: Keflezighi Wins Olympic Silver Medal in Marathon
		Part of the appeal of the Olympics is when an athlete rises to the occasion and performs beyond the expected, and on Sunday, August 29, Meb Keflezighi of Mammoth Lakes, Calif. showed the world and his country his mettle with a stirring silver medal performance at the men's Olympic Marathon.
		He also was the first U.S. male to win an Olympic Marathon medal since Frank Shorter's 1976 silver medal in Montreal (Shorter also won the 1972 gold medal in Munich).
		In addition, with Kastor and Keflezighi's medals, it was the first time that the U.S. won marathon medals at the same Olympics.
	www.coolrunning.com /engine/3/3_1/keflezighi-wins-olympic-s.shtml (758 words)

	Sterling Silver Miraculous Medal with 18" chain
		It was an oval frame, with an inscription in golden letters: O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
		Then, to young Sister Labouré’s utter astonishment, a heavenly voice spoke within the depths of her heart: "Have a medal made after this model.
		This magnificent miraculous medal includes an 18" chain in a box.
	www.tldm.org /tldmstore/MiraculousMedalSilver.htm (165 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Olympics / Hungarian lifter stripped of silver medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hungarian weightlifter Ferenc Gyurkovics was stripped of his silver medal and kicked out of the Olympics on Saturday for using steroids.
		ATHENS, Greece --Hungarian weightlifter Ferenc Gyurkovics was stripped of his silver medal and kicked out of the Olympics on Saturday for using steroids.
		Fazekas lost his gold medal after Olympic authorities said he failed to provide enough urine for a drug test, a charge Fazekas disputes.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2004/08/28/official_puerto_rican_failed_drug_test?mode=PF (400 words)

	SI.com - Writers - Kelli Anderson: Wilson revels in gymnasts' silver - Monday August 16, 2004 9:06PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In his final competition Monday, the 30-year-old Wilson turned in solid performances in the still rings and the parallel bars to help the U.S. win a silver medal in the team finals, its first team medal since the U.S. men won the gold in Los Angeles at the boycotted 1984 Games.
		Ever since the men won the team silver at the 2003 World championships last August, Wilson had been convinced that the U.S. was capable of a medal in Athens.
		When he tore his left biceps off the bone on the still rings during a competition a February, he vowed he'd be back in time to make the team.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/olympics/2004/writers/08/16/mens.gymnastics (518 words)

	CBC.ca - Athens 2004 - CBC Sports: Canadian men's four rowers win silver in photo finish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Canadian men's four rowing team of Cam Baerg, Jake Wetzel, Tom Herschmiller and Barney Williams raced to a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics on Saturday.
		Baerg and Wetzel of Saskatoon, Herschmiller of Comox, B.C., and Williams of Salt Spring Island, B.C., were a close second to Britain in the first half of Saturday's 2,000-metre race before grabbing the lead at the 1,500 m mark.
		Marquardt and Williams were satisfied with their performance, even though they fell shy of the medals.
	www.cbc.ca /story/olympics/national/2004/08/21/Sports/rowing-finals040821.html (661 words)

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