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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Kerry received three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star.
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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
Slim and youthful looking, the 50-year-old politician is an Army veteran with a Bronze Star and Georgetown law degree.
—Jeff Bloodworth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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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
Slim and youthful looking, the 50-year-old politician is an Army veteran with a Bronze Star and Georgetown law degree.
—Jeff Bloodworth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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“Bronze Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bronze%20Star. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
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