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Criteria: Meritorious service or achievement in a combat or noncombat situation based on sustained performance of a superlative nature.
Devices: Bronze “V” and gold and silver stars.
The medal is a bronze hexagon with the eagle from the Seal of the Department of Defense in the center. The reverse of the medal has a plaque for inscribing the recipient's name and the raised words, "FOR MILITARY" (above the plaque) and "MERIT" (below the plaque).
