Distinguished Service Cross
Americannoun
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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
Gen. Hal Moore, who served in Vietnam and received the Distinguished Service Cross, and his wife Julia, who prompted the creation of teams that do in-person notifications of military casualties.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
He received three major military decorations for valor in combat: a Silver Star and a Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in Korea, and a second Distinguished Service Cross for an episode in Vietnam.
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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