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2. Achievement Medal - Wikipedia

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   The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal ( NAM ), is the United States Navy and U.S. Marine Corps ' version of the Achievement Medal. The U.S. Navy was the first branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to award such a medal, doing so in 1961, when it was dubbed the "Secretary of the Navy Commendation for Achievement Medal."

3. Navy and Marine Corps Medal - Wikipedia

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   The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The medal was established by an act of Congress on 7 August 1942, and is authorized under 10 U.S.C. § 6246 . The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is ...

4. Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the ...

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   Other military service members may also receive specific Navy Department military awards, provided such service members are performing duty under a Navy or Marine Corps command. Likewise, a Navy or Marine Corps service member may receive medals and decorations of another military branch, if cross assigned to a command of the respective service.

5. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

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   There are hundreds of foreign and international awards which have been approved for issuance to United States military personnel since World War I, the following being among the more common. Ribbon/award name. World War I. French Legion of Honor. British Order of the Bath. French Military Medal. French Croix de guerre.

6. Meritorious Service Medal (United States) - Wikipedia

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   The Meritorious Service Medal ( MSM) is a military award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves with outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States. Introduced in 1969, the MSM was long awarded as a decoration for peacetime achievement.

7. Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States ...

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   The United States Department of Defense in the 1960s and 1970s, also began creating a series of peacetime meritorious awards which were eligible for presentation to any military member working in a joint command or under the authority of the Secretary of Defense. The last such medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal decoration, was created ...