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  2. American Defense Service Medal - Wikipedia

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    The American Defense Service Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces, established by Executive Order 8808, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on June 28, 1941. [1] [2] The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had served on active duty between September 8, 1939, and December 7, 1941.

  3. National Defense Service Medal - Wikipedia

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    The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service award of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. It was awarded to every member of the U.S. Armed Forces who served during any one of four specified periods of armed conflict or national emergency from June 27, 1950 through December 31, 2022.

  4. 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.

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

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    As World War II loomed, however, an American Defense Service Medal was created for those on duty, and a Good Conduct Medal began to be issued to enlisted personnel. With the outbreak of the war, the Army began the largest expansion of medals since the Spanish–American War as well as the first wide scale issuance of inter-service awards and ...

  6. Awards and decorations of the United States government

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    Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor. Medal for Merit (no longer awarded) Medal of Freedom (no longer awarded) President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. National Medal of Arts. National Humanities Medal. National Medal of Science. National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

  7. Armed Forces Service Medal - Wikipedia

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    The Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM) is a military award of the United States military that was created on January 11, 1996, by President Bill Clinton under Executive Order 12985. The AFSM is a deployed service medal that is presented to those service members who engage in "significant activity" for which no other U.S. campaign or service ...

  8. Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) - Wikipedia

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    The Distinguished Service Medal ( DSM) [2] is a military decoration of the United States Army that is presented to soldiers who have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility. The performance must be such as to merit recognition for service that is clearly exceptional.

  9. Category:United States service medals - Wikipedia

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    A. American Defense Service Medal. Armed Forces Service Medal. Army of Cuban Occupation Medal. Army of Occupation Medal. Army of Occupation of Germany Medal. Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal.

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