service medal

NOUN

medal for military service

Synonyms

WEAK

distinguished service medal military medal soldier's medal war medal

Example Sentences

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Consider: Recently the US government sent me a civilian service medal as commendation for the work I did in Antarctica.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

She spotted the letters, jewelry and a service medal.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2022

Other items in the police and military-themed sale at Bloomfield Auctions include a service medal from the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin complete with its original box.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2021

A March 2016 photo posted on the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing’s website shows Kinzinger receiving a service medal.

From Washington Times • Feb. 25, 2019

Bulwer gazetted brigadier, 392; presents volunteer decoration, 439; long service medal, 457.

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles