Description
Navy and Marine Corps Medal Patch — Embroidered Patch
The Highest Honor for Peacetime Valor
The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the highest non-combat decoration for valor — awarded for heroism not involving conflict with an enemy. This patch represents the sailors and Marines who risked their lives to save others in situations where no enemy was present but the danger was just as real.
The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was established on August 7, 1942, to recognize acts of heroism that occur outside of combat with an enemy force. Recipients have saved drowning shipmates, rescued personnel from burning aircraft, performed extraordinary acts during natural disasters, and demonstrated heroism in countless other life-threatening situations. The medal ranks above the Bronze Star and just below the Silver Star in the order of precedence, reflecting the extraordinary nature of the acts it recognizes. Many recipients acted instinctively, running toward danger when every survival instinct told them to run the other way — the same courage that defines combat heroism, applied to saving lives rather than taking them.
Perfect For:
Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipients, lifesaving award collectors, peacetime valor honorees, military decoration displays, heroism recognition advocates, and medal patch collectors
Heroism knows no battlefield.
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