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United States awards and decorations

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award system

United States awards and decorations are the official medals, ribbons, and honors conferred by the U.S. government and military to recognize acts of valor, meritorious service, achievement, and long-term dedication.

Aliases (12)

United States honors system ×4
United States military awards system ×2
Marine Corps medals ×1
Marine Corps military decorations ×1
U.S. Air Force awards and decorations system ×1
U.S. Army citations for gallantry ×1
U.S. awards and decorations ×1
United States Army medals ×1
United States civilian awards ×1
United States civilian awards and decorations ×1
United States military awards and decorations ×1
United States system of civilian honors ×1

Statements (84)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	award system →
administeredBy	United States federal government →
alsoKnownAs	U.S. awards and decorations → United States honors system → United States medals and ribbons →
awardedBy	President of the United States → United States Congress → United States federal agencies → United States military departments →
country	United States →
eligibility	civilian personnel → foreign nationals → military personnel → veterans →
hasComponent	badges → campaign medals → combat badges → marksmanship badges → medals → ribbons → service awards → unit awards →
hasHierarchy	order of precedence →
hasSymbol	lapel pin → medal pendant → rosette → service ribbon →
includes	Air Force Achievement Medal → Air Force Commendation Medal → Air Force Cross → Air Medal → Army Achievement Medal → Army Commendation Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Central Intelligence Agency awards → Coast Guard Achievement Medal → Coast Guard Cross → Congressional Gold Medal → Department of Defense awards → Department of Homeland Security awards → Department of Justice awards → Department of State awards → Department of the Air Force awards → Department of the Army awards → Department of the Navy awards → Distinguished Flying Cross → Distinguished Service Cross → Gold Lifesaving Medal → Joint Service Commendation Medal → Legion of Merit → Medal of Honor → NASA awards → National Humanities Medal → National Medal of Arts → National Medal of Science → National Medal of Technology and Innovation → Navy Cross → Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal → Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal → Presidential Citizens Medal → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor → Purple Heart → Silver Lifesaving Medal → Silver Star → United States civilian awards and decorations → United States military awards and decorations →
purpose	recognition of achievement → recognition of long-term dedication → recognition of meritorious service → recognition of valor →
recognizes	cultural contributions → distinguished service → heroism in combat → heroism not involving conflict with an enemy → long and faithful service → outstanding achievement → public service → scientific contributions → technological innovation → wounds received in action →
regulatedBy	Department of Defense regulations → United States Code → service-specific regulations →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Executive Order 10431 ("United States honors system") → Executive Order 11085 ("United States honors system") → Executive Order 11085 ("United States civilian awards") → Public Law 77-671 →	relatedTo
United States awards and decorations ("U.S. awards and decorations") → United States awards and decorations ("United States honors system") →	alsoKnownAs
United States awards and decorations ("United States military awards and decorations") → United States awards and decorations ("United States civilian awards and decorations") →	includes
Congressional Silver Medal ("United States system of civilian honors") → Defense Distinguished Service Medal ("United States military awards system") →	isPartOf
Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual ("Marine Corps military decorations") → Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual ("Marine Corps medals") →	regulates
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device ("U.S. Air Force awards and decorations system") → NASA Space Flight Medal ("United States honors system") →	usedIn
Citation Star ("U.S. Army citations for gallantry") →	associatedWith
Army Distinguished Service Medal ("United States Army medals") →	category
Distinguished Service Cross ("United States military awards system") →	partOf