Bronze Star
noun
: a U.S. military decoration awarded for valor or for meritorious service not involving aerial flights
called also Bronze Star Medal
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Sheehy was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in a separate combat incident and was also awarded a Bronze Star.
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Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Kerry received three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star.
—Dan Merica, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Media reports Tuesday and Wednesday confirmed details of the dialog, which included the president at one point invoking his deceased son’s Bronze Star in a comment to Crow, a veteran who also has been awarded the same medal.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 17 July 2024
Sheehy’s Bronze Star and Purple Heart are unrelated to the injury and not in question.
—Shaylee Ragar, NPR, 5 June 2024
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Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Kerry received three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star.
—Dan Merica, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Media reports Tuesday and Wednesday confirmed details of the dialog, which included the president at one point invoking his deceased son’s Bronze Star in a comment to Crow, a veteran who also has been awarded the same medal.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 17 July 2024
Sheehy’s Bronze Star and Purple Heart are unrelated to the injury and not in question.
—Shaylee Ragar, NPR, 5 June 2024
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“Bronze Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bronze%20Star. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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