The V device worn on Army Commendation Medal and other awards, stands for 'valor.' Joining the V are two new devices: the 'C' and 'R' devices, where C denotes 'combat' and the R means 'remote.' ...

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Heroes who all deserve our nation's highest and oldest military recognition, the Medal of Honor." The origin of the highest military decoration dates back to the American Civil War when Iowa ...