Bronze Star
noun
: a U.S. military decoration awarded for valor or for meritorious service not involving aerial flights
called also Bronze Star Medal
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His time in the armed forces totaled to 21 years and earned the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Action Badge.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
As an artillery operations specialist in an all-Black battalion during the Korean War, Rangel earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for leading a group of soldiers out of a deadly Chinese army encirclement during the Battle of Konu-ri.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
After being injured during the pivotal battle at Kunu-ri, Rangel was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star with Valor and three battle stars.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 26 May 2025
Rangel was a veteran of the Korean War, earning a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 May 2025
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
As an artillery operations specialist in an all-Black battalion during the Korean War, Rangel earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for leading a group of soldiers out of a deadly Chinese army encirclement during the Battle of Konu-ri.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
After being injured during the pivotal battle at Kunu-ri, Rangel was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star with Valor and three battle stars.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 26 May 2025
Rangel was a veteran of the Korean War, earning a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 May 2025
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“Bronze Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bronze%20Star. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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