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Achievement Medal
Achievement Medal: five United States military decorations (Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Joint Service) for meritorious service or achievement below Commendation Medal level; Army version established 1981, Joint version 1983.
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Air and Space Forces)
The Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Air and Space Forces), under 10 U.S.C. § 9273, rewards exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility; one award per person, with devices for later acts.
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a United States Army decoration established in January 1918 for exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility.
Distinguished Service Medals of the United States armed forces
The Distinguished Service Medals of the United States armed forces are four service decorations awarded for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility.
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a United States military decoration awarded to U.S. and friendly foreign service members for exceptionally meritorious conduct, established July 20, 1942.
Marine Corps Brevet Medal
Marine Corps Brevet Medal, a one-time 1921 US Marine Corps decoration created via Marine Corps Order No. 26 under Commandant Lejeune, honoring living brevet-commissioned officers from the Civil War through the Boxer Rebellion; 23 approved, 20 received it; ranked below only the Medal of Honor; obsolete 1940.
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Navy Distinguished Service Medal: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps decoration created by Congress in February 1919 for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility; originally ranked second behind the Medal of Honor, ahead of the Navy Cross.
Special Forces Tab
Special Forces Tab, the U.S. Army "long tab," a permanent shoulder tab awarded by USAJFKSWC to Special Forces Qualification Course graduates; approved 17 June 1983, teal blue and yellow, worn above the SSI.