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[World Post News] Why are there no living Medal of Honor recipients for the Iraq War ...: As of Friday, the White House had officially selected three living veterans of the Afghanistan war to receive the Medal of Honor. The number of living American troops who have been awarded the nation’s highest military decoration for service in Iraq: Zero.

[Blog.medalsofamerica.com] Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal - Medals of America's Blog: In June of 2005, the GWOTEM was discontinued for service within Iraq and Afghanistan, with such service now being recognized with the Iraq Campaign Medal and Afghanistan Campaign Medal. Personnel who received the GWOTEM for previous service in these two regions may elect to exchange the GWOTEM or retain the original decoration.

[Blog Envy] President Obama to Award Medal of Honor | Blog Envy: device for valor, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and Good Conduct Medal. His other awards and decorations include the Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze campaign star, Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, NATO ISAF Afghanistan Medal, and a Rifle Expert Badge (3rd Award) and Pistol Expert Badge (2nd Award).

[Blog.medalsofamerica.com] Iraq Campaign Medal | DD-214 - Medals of America's Blog: Those authorized the Iraq Campaign Medal must have served in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on or after March 19, 2003, to a future date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense or the cessation of the operation. The area of eligibility encompasses all land area of the country of Iraq and the contiguous water area out to 12 nautical miles and all air spaces above the land area of Iraq and above the contiguous water area out to 12 nautical miles.

[Artesia News] In Iraq, youngest US troops bore the heaviest toll « Artesia News: On the fuzzy front lines of a war that was more like a street fight with shadowy criminals than a conventional battle of land armies, Hebert was driving a Humvee, the utility vehicle whose vulnerability to roadside bombs later triggered a push to build armored versions. His Humvee, with a soft-cover cab and open rear bed, had no armor, not even the makeshift variety that soldiers later bolted on for extra protection.

[You Served® - Veteran and Military Blog and Military Podcast] President Obama to Award Medal of Honor to Marine | You Served ...: His military decorations include: a Purple Heart Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with “V” device for valor, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and Good Conduct Medal. His other awards and decorations include the Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze campaign star, Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, NATO ISAF Afghanistan Medal, and a Rifle Expert Badge (3rd Award) and Pistol Expert Badge (2nd Award).

[Bree's Mackinac Island Blog] A Hero Among Us 8/15/2011 « Bree's Mackinac Island Blog: His decorations include four Bronze Star Medals, three with ”˜V’ for valor; Joint Service Commendation Medal;

[Sports, News, Entertainment, US Legislation] In Iraq, youngest US troops bore the heaviest toll (AP) | Sports ...: He was a member of Delta Battery, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, as a fire support specialist, sometimes called a forward observer. As such, his job was not to operate the big howitzers but to locate targets and communicate their coordinates, to act as the “eyes of the artillery.”

[nofsdad's FDL blog] How To Win The Medal of Freedom (Under Bush) | MyFDL: probably has the blood of not only the 9/11 victims on his hands but that of the thousands of US military personnel and the untold thousands of Iraqi civilians who died as a result of his manipulation of intelligence data that was seen by officials outside the immediate Bush/Cheney cabal in order to help justify support for  Cheney’s… (think Halliburton’s)…

[USNI Blog] Internship at the U.S. State Department | USNI Blog: The medal above is the “George Medal”, which was an unofficial award commemorating the early struggles of the Marines on Guadalcanal.  The image depicts, legend has it, the sleeve of Frank Jack Fletcher, with his hand dropping a hot potato onto the Marines ashore.  The inscription is “Facia Georgius“.  “Let George do It”. Let me […] UltimaRatioReg

[Social Media Marketing for All] Marine Corporal Dakota Meyer... recipient of the Medal ... - Blogatize: Every once in a while, the nation remembers it is at war, first in Iraq, then, very much an afterthought, in Afghanistan, where warfare is the biggest part of its history, economy and past, present and, one sadly concludes, future. Afghanistan is simply a cauldron where the many elements of unending instability and war are blended together to create a noisome, noxious vintage.

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