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First Coast Guardsman to make an Olympic team will sail for the gold south of Tokyo


By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 21, 2021
A member of the Coast Guard is chasing Olympic sailing glory in Japan, 230 years after the U.S. Revenue Marine began hunting smugglers in wind-powered, wooden cutters.
Lt. j.g. Nikki Barnes, 27, of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, became the first Coast Guardsman to make an Olympic team in any sport when she and crewmate Lara Dallman-Weiss, 32, of Shoreview, Minn., qualified last month at the 470 World Championship Regatta in Vilamoura, Portugal.
Today’s steel-hulled, diesel-powered Coast Guard cutters carry out an array of missions, from drug interdiction to search and rescue. But the service, which began as the Revenue Marine in 1790, hasn’t forgotten its sailing-era roots. ....

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alaxey Germanovich, a strategic studies and defense analysis student at Norwich, receives Air Force Cross for lifesaving bravery in Afghanistan
Alaxey Germanovich, a Special Tactics combat controller, joined the U.S. Air Force for its action and challenges few other jobs would let him see the world, train as he’d trained, do what he’d do. In April 2017, attached to 7th Special Forces Group, he deployed for the first time, heading to Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, serving as the team’s joint terminal attack controller. He went right into the firing line, facing more than two weeks straight of constant gunfire, bombs and danger. ....

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Jake Gyllenhaal cast in 'Combat Control' as Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman

Jake Gyllenhaal cast in 'Combat Control' as Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman
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Military medals and what they mean


Many medals are issued by the U.S. government to members of the Armed Forces. But what do the medals mean, how are they earned, and where do they rank in terms of prominence and prestige? Stacker takes a look at military medals and what they mean.
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Military medals and what they mean
In 1787, Col. David Humphreys wrote: Few inventions could be more happily calculated to diffuse the knowledge and preserve the memory of illustrious characters and splendid events, than medals.”
The Revolutionary War colonel and aide de camp to Gen. George Washington made that statement more than a decade after the Continental Congress first instituted the tradition of issuing medals to recognize and show appreciation for distinguished military service in 1776. Nearly two-and-a-half centuries later, his words still ring true. Today, Stacker is taking a look at military medals and what they mean. ....

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49 Military Medals and What They Mean


49 Military Medals and What They Mean
By
Andrew Lisa, Stacker News
On 3/9/21 at 8:00 PM EST
In 1787, Col. David Humphreys wrote: Few inventions could be more happily calculated to diffuse the knowledge and preserve the memory of illustrious characters and splendid events, than medals.
The Revolutionary War colonel and aide de camp to Gen. George Washington made that statement more than a decade after the Continental Congress first instituted the tradition of issuing medals to recognize and show appreciation for distinguished military service in 1776. Nearly two-and-a-half centuries later, his words still ring true. Today, Stacker is taking a look at military medals and what they mean. ....

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