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Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service

Index Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service

The Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service is the highest award that is presented by the Secretary of Defense, to a private citizen, politician, non-career federal employee, or foreign national. [1]

19 relations: Albert Wohlstetter, Ash Carter, Awards and decorations of the United States government, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bob Hope, Deborah Lee James, Defence minister, Eric Schmidt, George W. Bush, Gold medal, Henry Kissinger, Kristin Krohn Devold, Maroon, Obverse and reverse, Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service, Steven Spielberg, United States Department of Defense, United States Secretary of Defense.

Albert Wohlstetter

Albert James Wohlstetter (December 19, 1913 – January 10, 1997) was an influential and controversial nuclear strategist during the Cold War.

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Ash Carter

Ashton Baldwin Carter (born September 24, 1954) is an American physicist and former Harvard University professor of Science and International Affairs who served as the 25th United States Secretary of Defense from February 2015 to January 2017.

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Awards and decorations of the United States government

Awards and decorations of the United States government are civilian awards of the U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civilian capacity, while serving in the U.S. federal government.

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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.

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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Bob Hope

Sir Leslie Townes Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) known professionally as Bob Hope, was an English-American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author.

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Deborah Lee James

Deborah Roche Lee James (born November 25, 1958) served as the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force.

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Defence minister

The title Defence Minister, Minister for Defence, Minister of National Defense, Secretary of Defence, Secretary of State for Defense or some similar variation, is assigned to the person in a cabinet position in charge of a Ministry of Defence, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states.

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Eric Schmidt

Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and software engineer.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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Gold medal

A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field.

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Henry Kissinger

Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger, May 27, 1923) is an American statesman, political scientist, diplomat and geopolitical consultant who served as the United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

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Kristin Krohn Devold

Kristin Krohn Devold (born 12 August 1961 in Ålesund) is a former Minister of Defence of Norway.

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Maroon

Maroon is a dark brownish red color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut.

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Obverse and reverse

Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics.

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Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service

The Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service is the second highest award presented by the Secretary of Defense to non-career Federal employees, private citizens, and foreign nationals for contributions, assistance, or support to Department of Defense functions that are extensive enough to warrant recognition, but are lesser in scope and impact than is required for the DoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

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Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker.

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United States Department of Defense

The Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Secretary of Defense

The Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the leader and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense, the executive department of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

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Redirects here:

Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award, Distinguished Public Service Award, Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Medal_for_Distinguished_Public_Service

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