service medal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of service medal
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Consider: Recently the US government sent me a civilian service medal as commendation for the work I did in Antarctica.
From Salon ● May 29, 2023
She spotted the letters, jewelry and a service medal.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2022
Other items in the police and military-themed sale at Bloomfield Auctions include a service medal from the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin complete with its original box.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2021
A March 2016 photo posted on the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing’s website shows Kinzinger receiving a service medal.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 25, 2019
Bulwer gazetted brigadier, 392; presents volunteer decoration, 439; long service medal, 457.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
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