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
The photos, like his Afghan service medal, are mementos of a once mighty power and a time of comradeship forged in battle.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2022
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
He was greeted at Cape Canaveral by President John F Kennedy, who gave him the distinguished service medal, and 4 million people turned out for his tickertape welcome to New York.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2016
Two of its members, the chairman and the resident director, Miss Hannah J. Patterson, received from the Government in May the distinguished service medal.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Ida Husted Harper
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