U.S. Army Individual Decorations

Post #111,267 by jbrabeck 7/24/03 11:38:07 AM Reply	U.S. Army Individual Decorations [link\|http://www.americal.org/awards/achv-svc.htm\|U.S. Army Individual Decorations] 3-13. Bronze Star Medal a. The Bronze Star Medal was established by Executive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 (superseded by Executive Order 11046, 24 August 1962). b. The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Army of the United States after 6 December 1941, distinguished himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight, in connection with military operations against an armed enemy; or while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. c. Awards may be made for acts of heroism, performed under circumstances described above, which are of lesser degree than required for the award of the Silver Star. d. The Bronze Star Medal may be awarded for meritorious achievement or meritorious service according to the following: (1) Awards may be made to recognize single acts of merit or meritorious service. The lesser degree than that required for the award of the Legion of Merit must nevertheless have been meritorious and accomplished with distinction. (2) & (3) pertain to retroactive issuance.
Post #111,269 by Arkadiy 7/24/03 11:58:49 AM Reply	Merit vs. Valor. I see. Thanks. -- Less Is More. In my book, About Face, I introduce over 50 powerful design axioms. This is one of them. --Alan Cooper. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
Post #111,280 by xtensive 7/24/03 2:34:29 PM Reply	Re: U.S. Army Individual Decorations... but I'm gonna have to go on a limb here and say you're _all_ missing an important point. From the previous post: b. The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Army of the United States after 6 December 1941, distinguished himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight, in connection with military operations against an armed enemy; or while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party Last time I checked, we invaded Iraq. Wouldn't that make us a "belligerent" party? All decorations are null and void. mx. "I'm man enough to tell you that I can't put my finger on exactly what my philosophy is now, but I'm flexible." -- Malcolm X
Post #111,281 by drewk 7/24/03 2:45:38 PM Reply	Look again ... in connection with military operations against an armed enemy; or while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party Note the "or". === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #111,287 by xtensive 7/24/03 3:27:06 PM Reply	Re: Look again... opposing fouls? Becomes somewhat of a pointless distinction then, eh? I mean, presumably, even we'd never attack an unarmed nation... would we? (Though given the major disparity in military capabilities, we practically did.) Not to diminish her experience, but it sets an awfully low standard. regards mx. "I'm man enough to tell you that I can't put my finger on exactly what my philosophy is now, but I'm flexible." -- Malcolm X
Post #111,306 by jbrabeck 7/24/03 4:49:45 PM Reply	It would be interesting to see the official nomination for the award, read the justification and must important, see WHO submitted it.

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