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38 Cards in this Set
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Who awards the Medal of Honor |
President in the way of Congress |
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"Conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her own life above and beyond the call of duty" |
Medal of Honor |
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What is the authorized device for the Medal of Honor |
None |
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"extraordinary heroism that does not justify award of Medal of Honor" |
Navy Cross (NX) |
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What authorized device goes with the Navy Cross |
5/16 inch star |
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"exceptionally meritorious service to the united states in a duty of great responsibility |
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) |
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Who gets the DSM awards to them, in general |
Officers at sea or in the field |
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Can Foreign personnel get awarded the Dinstinguished Service Medal |
No |
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What is the highest level of awards that a foreigner can receive |
Legion of Merit |
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"gallantry in action, athough not to a degree of justifying the MOH or NX |
Silver Star Medal (Junior MOH and NX) |
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"awarded comparable to a DSM, but in a lesser degree" |
Legion of Merit (Junior DSM) |
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"extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight." |
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
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Who is eligible for a Distinguished Flying Cross |
extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight onboard an aircraft or spacecraft |
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"Heroism not involving actual conflict with the enemy." |
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
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heroic or meritorious achievement or service not involving participation in aerial flight |
Bronze Star |
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..."outstanding meritorious achievement or service." |
Meritorious Service Medal |
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...meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. |
Air Medal |
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Services must be accomplished or performed in a manner above that normally expected |
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal |
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"The performance shall be of such merit as to warrant more tangible recognition than is possible by a fitness report or performance evaluation, but which does not justify the next award up. |
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal |
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Award Precedence #1 |
Medal of Honor |
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Award Precedence #2 |
Navy Cross |
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Award Precedence #3 |
Distinguished Service Medal |
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Award Precedence #4 |
Silver Star Medal (SS)
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Award Precedence #5 |
Legion of Merit (LOM) |
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Award Precedence #6 |
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
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Award Precedence #7 |
Navy And Marine Corps Medal (NM) |
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Award Precedence #8 |
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
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Award Precedence #9 |
Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) |
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Award Precedence #10 |
Air Medal |
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Award Precedence #11 |
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (NC) |
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Award Precedence #12 |
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (NAM) |
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What awards are eligible for the V device |
Distinguished Flying Cross Navy and Marine Corps Commendation |
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from being engaged in direct combat |
The "V" Device |
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awarded for Non combat heroism. |
PMD |
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awarded under combat conditions |
The "C" device |
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Awards for non combat heroism |
Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Air Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation |
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Awards for "C" Device |
Distinguished Service Medalaa with "C" device |
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use a gold star in the place of how many awards |
in the place of 5 gold awards |
