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4. I rather imagine that they are "worthless" from a pure base metal value
Wed Apr 4, 2018, 01:39 AM
Apr 2018

that said, bronze stars are not handed out like candy... unlike theater battle ribbons or good conduct. Purple hearts are fairly common but you have to be wounded to get one.

Bronze and silver stars require you to do something a bit more, like rescue a mate from the field of battle while taking fire from the enemy. Or something like that.

Medals of Honor are mostly handed out posthumously.

While I agree that they may not be so rare that they demand a spot in the local museum... I also don't think someone should sell one to someone who didn't "earn" it.

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