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service medal

American  

noun

Military.
  1. a medal awarded for performance of specified service, usually in time of war or national emergency.


Etymology

Origin of service medal

First recorded in 1930–35

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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

By the time of the first landing on the moon, Tecwyn was chief of the network engineering division and awarded the exceptional service medal by Nasa.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2019

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

He later received an Army commendation medal, combat infantry badge and Vietnam service medal with two stars.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2017

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 Charles Mackie

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