11-26-2004, 03:38 AM | #1 (permalink) |
Crazy
Location: Oregon
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Military Medals / Awards
I am looking for the various awards for the armed services. Things like the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, etc. What I want is a list of the awards and how to qualify for them. I'm writing some fiction and would like some guidelines as to what different services give awards for and what they look like.
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12-14-2004, 03:41 AM | #5 (permalink) |
Junkie
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Check out this page on the history and organization of British and Empire orders and decorations: http://www.regiments.org/biography/orddec-h.htm
There's a generic history of medals at http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-medals/history.htm Information on the world's most famous medal, the Victoria Cross, can be found at http://www.victoriacross.net/default.asp Mr Mephisto |
12-27-2004, 08:31 AM | #6 (permalink) |
Upright
Location: Northern VA
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The military definition for these things are typically very vague and are intentionally left to a lot of interpretation. For the most part it depends on the magnitude to of the sitiuation. For instance, if you were hurt in the line of duty during a major conflict that may warrant a purple heart, during peace time, maybe just a commendation.
Good luck with your story.
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12-29-2004, 01:03 PM | #7 (permalink) |
Tilted
Location: New York
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This is what the United Nations gives out, I thought it was pretty interesting.
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/medals/category/k/ribbons.html
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