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
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
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
I'm going to write to Washington and have 'em vote you a distinguished service medal.
From Half Portions by Ferber, Edna
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