Both the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart came from the Badge of Military Merit. It was the first award meant for enlisted troops. Before this, the only way to recognize heroism by an enlisted ...

Dr. Oppenheimer received the Presidential citation and a Medal of Merit for his role in the development of the atomic bomb which, in the words of the wartime Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson ...

cultural and spiritual traditions and values.Medals of Merit for Macedonia were presented to Ivan Trposki from Australia, Liljana Stoilkovska-Andovska from Sweden, Borce Velickovski from Serbia ...

Brazil's Justice Ministry Wednesday awarded President Jair Bolsonaro the medal for “indigenist merit,” a distinction which is granted to outstanding personalities who stand for the good of the ...

The empress, who serves as its honorary president, gave medals of merit to 10 individuals and representatives of three organizations for their continuous support and volunteer activities for the JRC.