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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These questions were raised after reporting by The New York Times in August 2024 regarding Moore’s untruthful claims about receiving the Bronze Star in Afghanistan — a story originally reported on in 2022 by FOX45’s Mikenzie Frost.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
The controversy over his military records arose over his previous claim that he was awarded the Bronze Star.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
According to service records obtained by USA TODAY while Cao was running for Senate, he was awarded a Bronze Star and deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Staff Sergeant Gregory Foster was a Green Beret deployed to Afghanistan when he was injured in an ambush in 2011 and was awarded the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with valor for bravery.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
The controversy over his military records arose over his previous claim that he was awarded the Bronze Star.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
According to service records obtained by USA TODAY while Cao was running for Senate, he was awarded a Bronze Star and deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Staff Sergeant Gregory Foster was a Green Beret deployed to Afghanistan when he was injured in an ambush in 2011 and was awarded the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with valor for bravery.
—Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Bronze Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bronze%20Star. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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