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2. Military retirement (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Military retirement (United States) Military retirement in the United States is a system of benefits designed to improve the quality and retention of personnel recruited to and retained within the United States military. These benefits are technically not a veterans pension, but a retainer payment, as retired service members are eligible to be ...

3. Medal of Honor - Wikipedia

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   The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces ' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. [ 1 ][ 12 ] The medal is normally awarded by the President of the United States (the commander in ...

4. The Best (and Worst) States for Military Retirees - AOL

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   2nd Best: Florida. Florida is the best overall state for retirees. It also has 21 military bases, making it pretty easy for veterans to get to a VA hospital when they need medical care, and a slew ...

5. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

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   The awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces include various medals, service ribbons, ribbon devices, and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments of members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.

6. Tombstone promotion - Wikipedia

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   Tombstone promotion. A tombstone promotion is an advance in rank awarded at retirement. It is often an honorary promotion that does not include any corresponding increase in retired pay, whose only benefit is the right to be addressed by the higher rank and have it engraved on one's tombstone. The term was originally coined to describe the one ...

7. Legion of Merit - Wikipedia

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   Distinguished Flying Cross. The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight uniformed services of the United States [5] as well as to military and ...