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during World War I and is awarded for valor against an opposing armed force. service. It is the highest award for combat valor that is not unique to any ...

|clasps=The Valor device identifies the award as resulting from an ... The Valor device (or “V device”) is authorized by all services ...

later revisions glorifying military valor. The story is intended to ... includes later revisions glorifying military valor. The story is episodic ...

Early in the Civil War, a medal for individual valor was proposed ... Medal. Today the medal is known as the Legion of Valor. ...

means Surya, translating to "Sun of valor." He is also called ... of Ujjain, India, famed for his wisdom, valor and magnanimity. He assembled ...

html Rebecca Gratz.] Exhibit: Women of Valor. Retrieved June 16, 2007. * Levine, Yitzchok. 2006. [http://www.jewishpress.com/page.do/20057/Glimpses_Int ...

"A Spaniard knows how to respect valor even in an enemy," he declared. However, convinced that Cuauhtémoc knew the whereabouts of ...

second Ohio Infantry. She was cited for valor in going behind enemy lines ... her Congressional Medal of Honor, the Medal of Valor, and another small ...

returns to the battlefield, where he shows true valor and earns a genuine badge of courage. ===Last years=== Because his depictions of the psychological ...

Paul Jones was similarly honored for his "valor and brilliant services" in capturing the Serapis.[http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30076 ...

to become a symbol of strength and valor. It is one of the most common mythical creatures to appear in heraldic images, fittingly representing ...

from Connecticut, who were recognized for valor in combat. Sergeant Elijah ... The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 sets out penalties for people who falsely ...

she received the RSPCA National Animal Valor Award on May 19 of that year. ... receives the RSPCA "National Animal Valor Award"]. luluthekangaroo ...

the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional ... earning several promotions and decorations for valor. Following its ...

raised himself to "fame and fortune by his valor". Jamaica had been conquered by the English Commonwealth in May, 1655. In the autumn ...

Haig two Silver Stars and a Bronze Star with Valor device. ... U.S. Army's second highest medal for valor, by General William Westmoreland ...

the site where he earned his decorations for valor. ==Early years== ... to sergeant was part of the honor for his valor. Of his deeds York said to ...

*Neimark, A. E. 1986. One man's valor: Leo Baeck and the Holocaust: illustrated with photographs. Jewish biography series. New York: E.P ...

was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor and leadership as commander ... beyond the call of duty, involving personal valor and intrepidity at an extreme ...

:iv Knowledge and Courage (El saber y el valor) :ix Avoid the Faults of your Nation (Desmentir los achaques de su nation) :xi Cultivate those ...

and his crew, and awarded him $1,500 for his valor. (The Conferedates, conversely, put a $4,000 bounty on his head.) Smalls' actions became ...

*Chesler, Ellen. 1992. Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-60088-5 ...

of the desert dance and sing haunting ballads of valor, romance and tragedy. The fair has snake charmers, puppeteers, acrobats and folk performers. ...

Manassas) in July 1861. In that battle, he displayed valor at Blackburn's Ford and impressed General P. G. T. Beauregard. He fought in most of the ...

arrange [in a certain way]. It is not always from valor that men are valiant, or from chastity that women are chaste." * "The passions ...

*Buell, Hal. Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue: Iwo Jima and the Photograph ... *Ross, Bill D. Iwo Jima: Legacy of Valor. New York: Vintage, 1986 ...

*Oates, Stephen B. Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War. New York: Free Press, 1995. ISBN 0028740122 *Pryor, Elizabeth Brown. Clara ...

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni to write a book about his valor and conquests. However, the poet, though dedicating the book to the King for an agreed fee of ...

role; in Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor and Marriage, his sweetheart ... *Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor and Marriage *Robin Hood ...

a process of enlightenment, with the valor born of conviction. The real hero of the novel is the revolution itself. The milieu is proletarian ...

* Heroic deeds of valor which win the lady's heart * Consummation of the secret love * Endless adventures and subterfuges avoiding detection ...

#039; highest military award, the Medal of Valor. ==Japanese Occupation== ... * Bronze Star Medal with Valor device * Purple Heart with one oak leaf ...

Battle of Crete in 1941. He showed exceptional valor and courage in leading an evacuation of the troops from the area. During an extended leave ...

:How tried his valor, Marathon may tell :And long-haired Medes, who knew it all too well (Anthologiae Graecae Appendix, vol. 3, Epigramma sepulcrale ...

of gold be struck in commemoration of his "valor and brilliant services" it was to be presented to "Chevalier John Paul Jones." He ...

*Silver Medal of Military Valor (medaglia d'argento) in World War I *Bronze Star (War Correspondent-Military Irregular in World War II) in 1947 ...

Virāta's kingdom. In appreciation of this valor, and having been appraised of the true identity of the Pandavas, King Virāta offered the hand ...

time he had gained a reputation for skill and valor in the battlefield. In the Battle of Fredericksburg in December, Hood's division saw ...

common at the time, which added to his success and valor. The novel militaristic practices of Gustavus Adolphus were admired in his time, earning him ...

In 2013, the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award was created to honor the ... *[https://actofvaloraward.org/bob-feller/ The Bob Feller Act of Valor ...

, Epa (symbolic performances variously promoting valor and fertility), and Ẹyọ, a procession of masked dancers. ===Greeting Customs=== ...

Karunam (pathos), Rowdram (anger, wrath), Veeram (valor), Beebhatsam (disgust), Adbhutham (wonder, amazement), and Saantham (tranquility, peace). ...

fight against the Trojans. Of heroic strength and valor, Ajax is stained by arrogance and impiety. Claiming that "any coward could win victories ...

European or Japanese armies, which valued personal valor in a commander above all else, the Mongols valued strategic ability and the skill to make tactical ...

History of the U.S. Marines: A Fellowship of Valor (HarperCollins, 1999, ISBN 0-06-093109-4). North Korean casualties included over 200 killed ...

*NCAA Award of Valor, not given every year, selection is based on heroic action occurring in the academic year. *NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award, honors ...

:Ara vos prec, per aquella valor :que vos guida al som de l'escalina, :sovenha vos a temps de ma dolor» ::(Purg., XXVI, 140-147) ...

*Atkinson, Rick. 2007. Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. ISBN 1426200897. *Bigler, Philip ...

cannot receive the order, except for valor in war, and ministers are not allowed to nominate their accountants. A Legionnaire can be received ...

Described in the Bible as a man of uncommon promise and valor, Saul united the tribes of Israel against the power of the Philistines, but lost ...

of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star with Valor device, Purple Heart, World War II Victory Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ...

result from no distrust of them, but feeling that valor and devotion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss that would have attended ...

how the noble ones did deeds of valor." |} Old English poetry such as Beowulf is very different from modern poetry. It was probably recited ...

war, she instituted the Victoria Cross, an award for valor. this is still the highest award in the British armed services for valor, and can be given ...

Narasaraja Wodeyar, known for his valor, skill in wrestling, and ... "A military genius and a man of vigor, valor and resourcefulness" ...

*Rakshasas and Rakshasis (Demons) who signify strength, and valor but are evil and cruel by nature. *Gods and Goddesses like Durga, Chandi, and ...

still considered an exotic animal. Because of its valor, the cock is found as an attribute of Ares, Heracles, and Athena. The Greeks believed that ...

and could earn freedom or even ennoblement for valor in combat. In other cases, serfs could purchase their freedom, be manumitted by their enlightened ...

to become a symbol of strength and valor. ;Hippogriff: A Hippogriff is a chimeric legendary creature, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and ...

and military virtues such as honor, discipline, valor, and courage, as shown in They Were Expendable and the cavalry pictures, as well as others ...

| MottoEnglish = By Valor and Arms | Former = Mississippi Territory | Demonym = Mississippian | Capital = Jackson | OfficialLang = English ...

Both versions conspicuously deny the killer any sort of valor owing to the common conception that Paris was a coward and not the man his brother ...

– man of principles, 2. Veeryavan – man of valor, 3. Dharmajnaha – righteous, 4. Kruthajnaha – saviour, 5. Satyavakyaha – truthful, 6 ...

saying that it should be reserved for bravery and valor. It was never a certainty that Operation Overlord would succeed. The tenuousness surrounding ...

("Urvashi conquered by valor"). Kalidasa also wrote the epic poems Raghuvamsha ("Dynasty of Raghu"), Ritusamhāra and Kumarasambhava ...

Knight Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword (for Valor, Loyalty and Merit), 1816 * Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of Willem, 27 November 1818 ...

French infantry battalions fought with desperate valor, trying to form square. But it was futile. Mérode-Westerloo later wrote—"[They] died ...

and Tanjore (Reu 1933, 83) In return for their valor, the Gangas received extensive territories in the Tungabhadra river valley. From the Kudlur ...

King Satyasraya whom he compares to Bhima in valor and achievements and narrates the duel between Bhima and Duryodhana using clubs on the eighteenth ...

[https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=143831 "Valor awards for David Randolph Scott,"] Military Times Hall of ...

strengths and weaknesses: vanity and valor, flirtation and fidelity, obligations and leadership, jealousy and revenge, cunning and compassion. ...

troops) were in many ways the antithesis of samurai valor. With the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate and an end to civil war, production ...

Northern Virginia to the brink of disaster, feats of valor entirely lost on a commander thinking of little beyond staving off his own defeat (Stephen ...

poem written to commemorate the martyrdom and valor of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his comrades of the Karbala. * Masnavi (مثنوی) The masnavi ...

:How tried his valor, Marathon may tell :And long-haired Medes, who knew it all too well. According to Ctesias, Datis was slain at Marathon. ...

but actually to inventory their assets (i.e. Valor Ecclesiasticus). A few months later, in January 1535 when the consternation at having a lay visitation ...

cafés to listen and relate various oral tales of valor and history. Despite the general male dominance of Pashto oral story-telling, Pashtun ...

He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.[http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=56428 "Valor awards for Alan ...

The indecision of Admiral Takeo Kurita and the valor of the American destroyer escort and fighter crews, who gamely put their ships and aircraft ...

April 22, 2024. In 2013, the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award honored Musial as one of 37 Baseball Hall of Fame members for his service in the United ...

on his coup stick, each one representing an act of valor. Plenty Coups became chief of the Crow Tribe the same year the Battle of the Little Bighorn ...

Valor at Sea,[http://www.valoratsea.com/month1.htm Tonnage Sunk, Pacific 1941 - 1945] Valoratsea.com. Retrieved June 19, 2008. and 14.3 million ...

Silver Star, the third-highest US decoration for valor, for direct participation in combat. Female medical personnel had been awarded the same medal ...

opinion of Alcibiades's abilities and valor was his chief misfortune.Cornelius Nepos, Alcibiades, [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/nepos/nepos ...

It will judge, because human dignity, purity and valor fill even God with terror …. Art is not submission and rules, but a demon which smashes the ...

launch a last ditch attempt to restore the "valor" of the German Navy. Knowing any such action would be vetoed by the government of Prince ...

Persian tradition relates many stories of Bahram V’s valor, beauty, of his victories over the Romans, Turks, Indians and Africans, and of his ...

medieval elements of romance, the impossible valor devoted to a pursuit of the impossible beauty, but clothed in the language and feeling and atmosphere ...