Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A US military decoration awarded for gallantry in action.
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- noun a United States military decoration for gallantry in action
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Examples
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JJF: In December of '72, I auditioned for a band called Silver Star, that band morphed into Twisted Sister.
Mike Ragogna: Christmas Meets Politics: Chatting With Twisted Sister's Jay Jay French and The Mavericks' Raul Malo Mike Ragogna 2011
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The Silver Star is the third highest medal of valor.
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The Department of the Navy told me that since the Silver Star was a medal for valor, it had never in its history granted a V to a Silver Star.
Thomas Lipscomb: Why Running "On the Record" Is Harder Than You Think 2008
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ROBERTS: He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, and in the Silver Star is a citation.
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The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration and is awarded for "gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States."
flashpoint 2009
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DPRK Academy of Sciences, Korea Computer Center (KCC), Pyongyang Information Center (PIC) and Silver Star, which is currently under the KCC.
North Korean Economy Watch NKeconWatch 2010
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Obviously, he went into battle, and he was wounded, he received, I think, three Purple Hearts, he received a Silver Star which is only given for true heroism in the face of enemy gunfire.
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Gen. Thomas Draude, who received the Silver Star in Vietnam and now teaches "information operations" at the Marine Corps University in Quantico, Va., said he tells his students—up-and-coming officers—they must try to beat the Taliban to the publicity punch.
Taliban Evoke a Vietnam Flashback Julian E. Barnes 2011
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Even before he formed Navy SEAL Team Six, Marcinko proved himself a combat hero, garnering a Silver Star and four Bronze Stars.
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Jane watched with something akin to motherly pride as the general awarded him the Silver Star and the regent bestowed another medal, both of which she judged “richly deserved.”
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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