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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During his 2022 campaign, clips of Moore being introduced as a Bronze Star recipient and not correcting the interviewers in 2008 and 2010 surfaced.
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Julia Cherner, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2025
Burns served deployment tours to Iraq and Afghanistan and has stated that he's been awarded the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In another post, Trump also asked whether Moore, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, lied about receiving a Bronze Star.
—Rachel Scully, The Hill, 24 Aug. 2025
Besides the Purple Heart, the state also had Grabowski’s Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal and various campaign medals.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Julia Cherner, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2025
Burns served deployment tours to Iraq and Afghanistan and has stated that he's been awarded the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In another post, Trump also asked whether Moore, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, lied about receiving a Bronze Star.
—Rachel Scully, The Hill, 24 Aug. 2025
Besides the Purple Heart, the state also had Grabowski’s Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal and various campaign medals.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Bronze Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bronze%20Star. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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