Some people might argue, giving medals to characters is demeaning towards the soldiers who have actually earned it, but the truth is, it is no more demeaning than portraying decorations for a character in a book or a movie. When a character in any campaign of mine has pulled some great feat, I tend to reward it if possible. I look at the various decorations and the requirements for awarding them, then pick the most suitable.
I'm not the only one doing that. One of my characters in a Vietnam War campaign based on Phoenix Command received Silver Star for his actions leading the team and a number of Montagnards in defense of their base against a whole battalion of VC.
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"Listen to me, nugget, and listen good. Don't go poppin' your head out like that, unless you want it shot off. And if you do get it shot off, make sure you're dead, because if you ain't, guess who's gotta drag your sorry ass off the field? Were short on everything, so the only painkiller I have comes in 9mm doses. Now get the hell out of my foxhole!" - an unknown medic somewhere, 2013.
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