service medal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of service medal
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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He is planning to hand back his Northern Ireland general service medal and another medal awarded to him for 30 years of service and good conduct.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
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
In June 1994, while the slaughter in Rwanda was still underway, Museveni travelled to Minneapolis, where he received a Hubert H Humphrey public service medal and honorary doctorate from the University of Minnesota.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2017
The sheet also contains information about the war and a list of all 258 recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest service medal, who served in Vietnam.
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2015
“And I will recommend you for the special colonial service medal and pension.”
From Witch-Doctors by Charles Beadle
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