[DOC] [TLE] Pentagon to award Purple Hearts and civilian medals in Sept. 11 ... [PAR] Sep 28, 2001 ... 11 terrorist attacks will be awarded the Purple Heart, and the Defense 
Department has created the Defense of Freedom Medal to be ... "They were acts 
of war -- military strikes against the United States of America," Rumsfeld said. ... 
airliner that crashed in Pennsylvania shortly after the Pentagon attack. [DOC] [TLE] Purple Heart - Wikipedia [PAR] Reverse of Purple Heart Medal and Purple Heart Service Ribbon. The Purple 
Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President 
to ... For both military and civilian personnel during the World War II era, to meet 
.... This award was created shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
2001. [DOC] [TLE] Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom - Wikipedia [PAR] Established, September 27, 2001. The Secretary of Defense Medal for the 
Defense of Freedom is a decoration established to acknowledge civilian ... the 
single blue stripe represents the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 
11, 2001. ... A certificate signed by the Secretary of the Army will accompany the 
medal. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about AWARDS & HONORS - StudyStack [PAR] AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, THE DEFENSE OF FREEDOM MEDAL WAS 
CREATED, THE CIVILIAN COUNTERPART TO THIS MILITARY MEDAL, 
PURPLE... [DOC] [TLE] Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom [PAR] Oct 4, 2001 ... attacks of September 11, 2001, is the civilian equivalent of the ... Purpose: The 
DEFENSE OF FREEDOM medal is established to acknowledge ... which a 
military member would be eligible for receipt of the Purple Heart. [DOC] [TLE] RRAD civilian awarded medal equivalent to Purple Heart ... - Army [PAR] Feb 23, 2009 ... Tony M. Hall, a Fort Worth native employed by Red River Army ... The Defense of 
Freedom medal is the civilian equivalent to a Purple ... Balad, Iraq where he 
underwent surgery following the mortar attack. ... Medal for the Defense of 
Freedom was established to acknowledge ... 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. [DOC] [TLE] Military Medals - Military Order of the World Wars [PAR] The Defense Superior Service Medal and The Legion of Merit are typically .... The 
Navy Cross is equivalent to the Distinguished Service Cross (Army) and the Air 
Force .... Other civilians who have received the award include Wiley Post, 
Jacqueline ..... Medal, created shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 
2001. [DOC] [TLE] Military, DoD civilian victims get medals - UPI Archives - UPI.com [PAR] Sep 27, 2001 ... bc-us-defense-medal Military, DoD civilian victims get medals The Defense 
Department created a new medal for Defense Department civilians ... and 
contractors who were seriously wounded or injured in the Sept. 11 terror attack 
on the Pentagon and will award Purple Hearts to their military counterparts. [DOC] [TLE] DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Awards - Defense ... [PAR] Nov 4, 2013 ... (b) Awards established by the DoD Components for private citizens and others. (c
) Awards to military personnel for disclosures, suggestions, inventions, and ..... (h) 
Executive Order 9586, Medal of Freedom, July 6, 1945, as amended ...... of the 
DoD civilian workforce who, on or after September 11, 2001,... [DOC] [TLE] Memo [PAR] SUBJECT: Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism. I am 
pleased to ... This medal is the civilian equivalent of the GWOT. Expeditionary ... 
Freedom and allude to support for military service. Reverse: The ... Defense, 
who on or after September 11, 2001, to a date to be determined, participate 
abroad in... [DOC] [TLE] Tampa Bay area man receives military medal given to civilians ... [PAR] Sep 11, 2015 ... ... Air Force Base. Richard Cicero was severely injured, while a civilian, in ... 
Friday, on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Cicero was 
awarded the Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom at MacDill. The 
relatively new medal was created in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist... [DOC] [TLE] Defense Secretary Donald Rumsefeld on New ... -

Question: After Sept. 11, the Defense of Freedom Medal was created, the civilian counterpart to this military medal
Answer: the Purple Heart