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Privately run databases such as the "Military Times Hall of Valor" exist with documents of decorations of 100,000 servicemembers, [1] and some military organizations do keep comprehensive data on the numbers of awards received, notably the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, though it does not identify the names of individual recipients. [2]
Brown receives the Silver Star from Vice President Dick Cheney in March 2008.. Monica Lin Brown (born 24 May 1988) [4] is a United States Army sergeant and medic who became the first woman during the War in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the United States military's third-highest medal for valor in combat.
The Silver Star Medal is a gold five-pointed star, 11⁄2 inches (38 mm) in circumscribing diameter with a laurel wreath encircling rays from the center and a 3⁄16 inch (4.8 mm) diameter silver star superimposed in the center. The pendant is suspended from a rectangular shaped metal loop with rounded corners. The reverse has the inscription ...
In 2008, he partnered with Military Times to integrate his database into a “Hall of Valor” online database administered by Military Times. There, people can search for names of military award ...
Mary Edwards Walker was born in the Town of Oswego, New York, on November 26, 1832, the daughter of Alvah (father) and Vesta (mother) Walker.She was the youngest of seven children: she had five sisters and one brother.
Normally, such responsibilities deserving of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal are held by the most senior officers such as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chiefs and vice chiefs of the military services, and commanders and deputy commanders of the Combatant Commands, the Director of the Joint Staff, and ...
Years of service. 1945–1981. Rank. Vice admiral. Awards. Legion of Merit (2 awards) Robert Ira Price (September 22, 1921 – October 20, 2019) was a United States Coast Guard vice admiral. He graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1945. He served as Commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Third Coast Guard District.
Awards. Medal of Honor. Purple Heart. Michael Valente (February 5, 1895 – January 10, 1976) was an Italian -born American soldier who served the United States Army in World War I. He received the United States military's highest decoration – the Medal of Honor – for his actions in France on September 29, 1918.