page_title: Medal
hierarchical_section_title: Medal
caption_attribution_description: English: The Medals of Honor awarded by each of the three branches of the U.S. military, and are, from left to right, the Army, Navy and Air Force.
context_page_description: A medal is a small metal object that is given as an award for doing something important or to commemorate something. There are medals for sports, military, academics, etc. Some medals have religious meaning.
  Military decorations, service awards, and medals are often confused with one another. Decoration is the term for awards which require acts of heroism or achievement. A service award or campaign medal is awarded for serving in a place and time. In either case, an award or decoration may be presented as a medal.
context_section_description: A medal is a small metal object that is given as an award for doing something important or to commemorate something. There are medals for sports, military, academics, etc. Some medals have religious meaning.
  Military decorations, service awards, and medals are often confused with one another. Decoration is the term for awards which require acts of heroism or achievement (such as the British Victoria Cross or American Silver Star). A service award or campaign medal is awarded for serving in a place and time (such as the Iraq Campaign Medal). In either case, an award or decoration may be presented as a medal.
caption: Three versions of United States Medal of Honor
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