Starfleet Medal of Honor

The Starfleet Medal of Honor was a medal for presented to deserving Starfleet personnel. It was possible to earn clusters for subsequent awards of the medal.
In 2257, members of the 's crew were awarded this medal for their role in ending the . These members included acting captain Commander Saru (the first Kelpien to receive the medal), Commander Michael Burnham, Ensign Sylvia Tilly, Lieutenant Commander Paul Stamets, Doctor Hugh Culber (posthumously), Lieutenant Commander Airiam, Lieutenant junior grade Joann Owosekun, Lieutenant Gen Rhys, Lieutenant junior grade R.A. Bryce, and Lieutenant Keyla Detmer. ()
Captain James T. Kirk had earned this medal by 2267. () The medal had such significant meaning for Kirk, that it helped him overcome the influence of the omicron spores that year. ()
Lieutenant Commander Data had received this medal by 2365. He had multiple clusters with this medal. ()
=== Holodeck simulation – Captain Riker ===
In 2367, while exploring a cavern on Alpha Onias III, Commander William T. Riker was rendered unconscious by gases. While unconscious, neural scanners scanned Riker's brain. The scanners used elements of Riker's reality and constructed a holodeck simulation with those elements interspersed throughout, so that it felt real to him. What Riker wanted, the scanners made possible.
In one of these simulations, on stardate 51692, at the conclusion of the Praetor Campaign, Captain Riker of the was awarded the Starfleet Medal of Honor. In the campaign, the Titan detected and prevented a Romulan preemptive strike into the Gamma Hydra sector by the Romulans. In 2383, this award was mentioned in Riker's service record that was on display in his quarters on the Enterprise-D. (, okudagram)
==Recipients==
Some noted recipients of the Medal were:
* Airiam
* R.A. Bryce
* Michael Burnham
* Hugh Culber 
* Data 
* Keyla Detmer
* James T. Kirk
* Joann Owosekun
* Gen Rhys
* Saru
* Paul Stamets
* Sylvia Tilly
==See also==
*Federation Citation of Honor
==External links==
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