Corporal Lynn L. Williams (far right) walks with other
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Coast Guard Training Center Cape May
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US COAST GUARD SACRED FALLS - Public domain photogrpaph
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US COAST GUARD SACRED FALLS - Public domain photogrpaph
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US COAST GUARD SACRED FALLS - Public domain photogrpaph
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US COAST GUARD SACRED FALLS - Public domain photogrpaph
Honolulu, HI (Aug. 28) - Coast Guard Rear Adm. J.J. McClelland Jr. pins the Coast Guard Medal on Angela Cruz, a former Coast Guardsman, during a ceremony at the Coast Guard Integrated Support Command here to aw... More
US COAST GUARD SACRED FALLS - Public domain photogrpaph
Honolulu, HI (Aug. 28) - From left, Angela Cruz, Petty Officer 3rd Class Jolyn Williams, Petty Officer 3rd Class William R. Culnon, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Astrobul J. Cruz pose for a group photo after rece... More
Hawaii - SACRED FALLS - Public domain photogrpaph
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The General Campaign Star medal was given to Canadian
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Williams, platoon
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Lt. Col. Marcus Wright, commander of 1st Battalion,
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President Barack Obama bestows the Medal of Honor to
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Turner G. Blount, one of the first African Americans
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PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL UNIT CITATION
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PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL - Public domain photogrpaph
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VETERAN, PHIIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL,
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SILVER LIFE SAVING MEDAL - Public domain photogrpaph
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SILVER LIFE SAVING MEDAL - Public domain photogrpaph
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SILVER LIFE SAVING MEDAL - Public domain photogrpaph
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US COAST GUARD AWARD CERMONY - Public domain photogrpaph
KODIAK, Alaska - Lt. Cmdr. Bill Brewer presents the Coast Guard Commendation Medal to Fireman Erik J. Walters during an award ceremony held on the Coast Guard Cutter Storis here today. USCG photo by PA1 Keith Alholm.
CUTTER COURAGEOUS DECOMMISSIONING CEREMONY
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CUTTER COURAGEOUS DECOMMISSIONING CEREMONY
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9/11 medal ceremony - Public domain photogrpaph
The new Department of Transportation 9/11 Medal was presented to 18 awardees by the Secretary of Transportation, Norman Y. Mineta. USCG photo by PA3 Louis M. Hebert
9/11 medal ceremony - Public domain photogrpaph
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Sept. 8. 2002)--Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta pins medal on Petty Officer 2nd Class William R. Edson. USCG photo by PA3 Louis M. Hebert
9/11 medal ceremony - Public domain photogrpaph
Secretary of Transportation, Norman Y. Mineta, presents Lt. Jane Reincke with medal. USCG photo by PA3 Louis M. Hebert
9/11 medal ceremony - Public domain photogrpaph
The new Department of Transportation 9/11 Medal was presented to 18 awardees by the Secretary of Transportation, Norman Y. Mineta. USCG photo by PA3 Louis M. Herbert
GOLD LIFESAVING AWARD - Public domain photogrpaph
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GOLD LIFESAVING AWARD - Public domain photogrpaph
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SILVER LIFESAVING AWARD CEREMONY
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Aviator inducted into Order of Saint Michael
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COAST GUARD AWARDS GOLD and SILVER LIFESAVING MEDALS
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Gen. Benjamin Griffin, the Army Materiel Commander
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Houston native Chief Warrant Officer Steve R. Delgado
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Col. Joseph Martin, a native of Dearborn, Mich., commander,
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From left, Spec. Nathaniel Wunsch, Spec. Martin Rustvoldt,
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Brig. Gen. Charles L Hudson (right), commanding general
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Spirit of Hope - coin, public domain photograph
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Douglas F. Jones, 1st Battalion,
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Gen. David Petraeus, commander, International Security
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U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua R. Labbe, from Stonington, Conn.,
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Marines march past the Marine Corps War Memorial during
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U.S. Army soldiers, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
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Army Achievement Medal - Public domain photogrpaph
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Awards ceremony - Public domain photogrpaph
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Members of the Audie Murphy Club wear a distinctive
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Digital illustration Medal of Honor recipient, prior
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Polish armed forces operational commander Lt. Gen.
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Master Sgt. Larry Wheeler, acting first sergeant for
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Col. Joel Ward, commander of the 45th Infantry Brigade
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Captain Arlon D. Smith, an intelligence officer and
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Medal for Honor - Public domain photogrpaph
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