Faster access than browser!
62 relations: "V" device, Allies of World War II, American Campaign Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Barack Obama, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bronze Star Medal, Cancer, Caribbean, Cayey, Puerto Rico, China, Combat Infantryman Badge, Congressional Gold Medal, Cross of Valour (Greece), Distinguished Service Cross (United States), Eddie Perez (politician), El Paso, Texas, English language, Germany, Good conduct loop, Good Conduct Medal (United States), Great Depression, Guayama, Puerto Rico, Han River (Korea), Hartford, Connecticut, Kenneth McClintock, Korean Service Medal, Korean War, Legion of Merit, List of Puerto Rican military personnel, List of Puerto Ricans, Luis Fortuño, Marksmanship badges (United States), Medal of Honor, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Military funeral, Myocardial infarction, National Defense Service Medal, North Korea, Oak leaf cluster, Operation Killer, Overseas Service Bar, Overseas Service Ribbon, People's Liberation Army, Presidential Unit Citation (United States), Puerto Rican recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Purple Heart, ..., Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sergeant first class, Service star, Silver Star, United Nations Korea Medal, United States, United States Army, United States Congress, World War II, World War II Victory Medal (United States), 65th Infantry Regiment (United States). Expand index (12 more) »
"V" device
A "V" device is a metal capital letter "V" with serifs which, when worn on certain decorations awarded by the United States Armed Forces, distinguishes an award for heroism or valor in combat instead of for meritorious service or achievement.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and "V" device · See more »
Allies of World War II
The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Allies of World War II · See more »
American Campaign Medal
The American Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and American Campaign Medal · See more »
American Defense Service Medal
The American Defense Service Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces, established by, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on June 28, 1941.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and American Defense Service Medal · See more »
Army of Occupation Medal
The Army of Occupation Medal is a military award of the United States military which was established by the United States War Department on 5 April 1946.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Army of Occupation Medal · See more »
Army Service Ribbon
The Army Service Ribbon (ASR) is a military award of the United States Army that was established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981 as announced in Department of the Army General Order 15, dated 10 October 1990.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Army Service Ribbon · See more »
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Barack Obama · See more »
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Bayamón, Puerto Rico · See more »
Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal, unofficially the Bronze Star, is a United States decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Bronze Star Medal · See more »
Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Cancer · See more »
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Caribbean · See more »
Cayey, Puerto Rico
Cayey is a mountain municipality in central Puerto Rico (U.S.) located on the Central Mountain range, north of Salinas and Guayama; south of Cidra and Caguas; east of Aibonito and Salinas; and west of San Lorenzo.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Cayey, Puerto Rico · See more »
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and China · See more »
Combat Infantryman Badge
The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is a United States Army military award.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Combat Infantryman Badge · See more »
Congressional Gold Medal
A Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress; the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom are the highest civilian awards in the United States.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Congressional Gold Medal · See more »
Cross of Valour (Greece)
The Cross of Valour (Αριστείον Ανδρείας, Aristeion Andreias, lit. "Gallantry/Bravery Award") is the second highest (and until 1974 the highest) military decoration of the Greek state, awarded for acts of bravery or distinguished leadership on the field of battle.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Cross of Valour (Greece) · See more »
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army (and previously the United States Air Force), for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Distinguished Service Cross (United States) · See more »
Eddie Perez (politician)
Eduardo Alberto "Eddie" Perez (born 1957) is an American politician who served as mayor of Hartford, Connecticut from 2001-2010.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Eddie Perez (politician) · See more »
El Paso, Texas
El Paso (from Spanish, "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and El Paso, Texas · See more »
English language
English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and English language · See more »
Germany
Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Germany · See more »
Good conduct loop
A good conduct knot/loop is an award device of the Department of the Army which denotes additional decorations of the Army Good Conduct Medal.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Good conduct loop · See more »
Good Conduct Medal (United States)
The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military awards of the United States Armed Forces.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Good Conduct Medal (United States) · See more »
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Great Depression · See more »
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Guayama, officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama (Municipio Autónomo de Guayama) is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Guayama, Puerto Rico · See more »
Han River (Korea)
The Han River or Hangang is a major river in South Korea and the fourth longest river on the Korean peninsula after the Amnok (Yalu), Tuman (Tumen), and Nakdong rivers.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Han River (Korea) · See more »
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Hartford, Connecticut · See more »
Kenneth McClintock
Kenneth Davison McClintock-Hernández (born January 19, 1957) served as the twenty-second Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, one of the four longest serving in that post.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Kenneth McClintock · See more »
Korean Service Medal
The Korean Service Medal (KSM) is a military award for service in the United States Armed Forces and was created in November 1950 by executive order of President Harry Truman.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Korean Service Medal · See more »
Korean War
The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Korean War · See more »
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Legion of Merit · See more »
List of Puerto Rican military personnel
Throughout history Puerto Ricans, including people of Puerto Rican descent, have gained notability as members of the military.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and List of Puerto Rican military personnel · See more »
List of Puerto Ricans
This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen), people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican background.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and List of Puerto Ricans · See more »
Luis Fortuño
Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset (born 31 October 1960) is an American politician who served as the tenth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America, and as president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP) until 2013, served as president of the Council of State Governments during 2012 and served as president of the Southern Governors Association from 2011 to 2012.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Luis Fortuño · See more »
Marksmanship badges (United States)
In the United States (U.S.), a marksmanship badge is a U.S. military badge or a civilian badge which is presented to personnel upon successful completion of a weapons qualification course (known as marksmanship qualification badges) or high achievement in an official marksmanship competition (known as marksmanship competition badges).
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Marksmanship badges (United States) · See more »
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Medal of Honor · See more »
Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC; pronounced muck) is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Meritorious Unit Commendation · See more »
Military funeral
A military funeral is a memorial or burial rite given by a country's military for a soldier, sailor, marine or airman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or heads of state.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Military funeral · See more »
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to a part of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Myocardial infarction · See more »
National Defense Service Medal
The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. The medal was first intended to be a "blanket campaign medal" awarded to service members who served honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" had been declared during a time of war or conflict. It may also be issued to active military members for any other period that the Secretary of Defense designates. Currently, the National Defense Service Medal is the oldest service medal in use by the United States Armed Forces. The oldest continuously issued combat medal is the Medal of Honor.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and National Defense Service Medal · See more »
North Korea
North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and North Korea · See more »
Oak leaf cluster
An oak leaf cluster is a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem that is authorized by the United States Armed Forces as a ribbon device for a specific set of decorations and awards of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, and Department of the Air Force to denote subsequent decorations and awards.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Oak leaf cluster · See more »
Operation Killer
Not to be confused with Operation Rat Killer during the same war. Operation Killer was the start of the second major counter offensive launched by United Nations forces against the Chinese Communist People's Volunteer Army and the North Korean Army during the Korean War between 20 February and 6 March 1951.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Operation Killer · See more »
Overseas Service Bar
An Overseas Service Bar is an accoutrement on United States Army Army Service Uniform and previously on the Army Green (Class A) and the Army Blue (Dress Blue) uniforms that indicates a soldier has served six months of service in a combat zone.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Overseas Service Bar · See more »
Overseas Service Ribbon
An Overseas Service Ribbon is a service military award of the United States military which recognizes those service members who have performed military tours of duty outside the borders of the United States of America.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Overseas Service Ribbon · See more »
People's Liberation Army
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Communist Party of China (CPC).
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and People's Liberation Army · See more »
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the Uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II).
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Presidential Unit Citation (United States) · See more »
Puerto Rican recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross
Puerto Ricans have served as members of the United States Armed Forces and have fought in every major conflict in which the United States has been involved from World War I onward.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Puerto Rican recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross · See more »
Puerto Rico National Cemetery
Puerto Rico National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Bayamón, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Puerto Rico National Cemetery · See more »
Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Purple Heart · See more »
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
The Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (Hangul: 대한민국 대통령 부대 표창; Hanja: 大韓民國大統領 部隊表彰) is a military unit award of the government of South Korea that may be presented to South Korean military units, and foreign military units for outstanding performance in defense of the Republic of Korea.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation · See more »
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan (Saint John) is the capital and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and San Juan, Puerto Rico · See more »
Sergeant first class
Sergeant First Class (SFC) is a military rank in some militaries and other uniformed organizations around the world, typically that of a senior non-commissioned officer.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Sergeant first class · See more »
Service star
A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the seven uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Service star · See more »
Silver Star
The Silver Star Medal, unofficially the Silver Star, is the United States Armed Forces's third-highest personal decoration for valor in combat.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and Silver Star · See more »
United Nations Korea Medal
The United Nations Service Medal for Korea (UNKM) is an international military decoration established by the United Nations on December 12, 1950 as the United Nations Service Medal.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and United Nations Korea Medal · See more »
United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and United States · See more »
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and United States Army · See more »
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and United States Congress · See more »
World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and World War II · See more »
World War II Victory Medal (United States)
The World War II Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military which was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and World War II Victory Medal (United States) · See more »
65th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 65th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed "The Borinqueneers" from the original Taíno name of the island (Borinquen), is a Puerto Rican regiment of the United States Army.
New!!: Modesto Cartagena and 65th Infantry Regiment (United States) · See more »
Redirects here:
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modesto_Cartagena
