Distinguished Service Cross
Americannoun
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The Marauders inspired a 1962 movie called “Merrill’s Marauders,” and dozens of Marauders were awarded individual decorations after the war, from the Distinguished Service Cross to the Silver Star.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
Stevon A. Booker, an armor crew member with the 3rd Infantry Division who received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for life-saving valor in the 2003 Iraq invasion, and Pvt.
From Washington Times • Jun. 12, 2023
In Vietnam in 1967, Colonel Cavazos again “completely disregarded his own safety” and led a charge “with such force and aggressiveness” that the enemy fighters fled their positions, earning his second Distinguished Service Cross.
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2022
Puckett was long ago awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second-highest award for valor in combat, for his actions in the battle on Nov. 25-26, 1950.
From Washington Post • May 21, 2021
One had been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and one the Silver Star, both high honors.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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