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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The man was later identified as Thomas Aquinas Cooney, a Vietnam War veteran and Bronze Star.
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Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Mills has also faced scrutiny this year over the Bronze Star he was awarded in 2021 for service in Iraq in 2003, after NOTUS reported in May that veterans who served with him could not recall him being present at the incidents for which he was bestowed the military honor.
—Connor Greene, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
During deployments, Van Epps earned the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Medal with valor device, according to a copy of his resume obtained by The Tennessean.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
It was founded by Peter Kikos, a two-time Bronze Star recipient and World War II veteran, and his wife, Leila, a Charleston native.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
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Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Mills has also faced scrutiny this year over the Bronze Star he was awarded in 2021 for service in Iraq in 2003, after NOTUS reported in May that veterans who served with him could not recall him being present at the incidents for which he was bestowed the military honor.
—Connor Greene, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
During deployments, Van Epps earned the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Medal with valor device, according to a copy of his resume obtained by The Tennessean.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
It was founded by Peter Kikos, a two-time Bronze Star recipient and World War II veteran, and his wife, Leila, a Charleston native.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Bronze Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bronze%20Star. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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