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Medal of Honor

noun

The highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action 'above and beyond the call of duty'. Synonym: Congressional Medal of Honor.

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... then came the day when war was over, and Captain Tom Burns strolled down the avenue in Washington, linked arm in arm with Brown and Knight. Behind them sauntered the surviving members of the raiders. Each of them wore a medal of honor, which had been pinned to ...

— Tom of the Raiders • Austin Bishop

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— Our Vanishing Wild Life - Its Extermination and Preservation • William T. Hornaday

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