Awards

Question 1

What is the highest Peactime away for valor?

Answer 1

The Soldiers Medal

Question 2

What is DA form 7013

Answer 2

Certificate of Appreciation

Question 3

Highest award given in time of war

Answer 3

Medal of Honor

Question 4

How many stars on the blue silk shield that the army medal of honor is suspended from?

Answer 4

13

Question 5

Who is the approving authority for the medal of honor?

Answer 5

The US Congress

Question 6

Who presents the medal of honor?

Answer 6

President

Question 7

What is engraved on the reverse side of the Medal of Honor?

Answer 7

The grade, name, and organization of the awardee are engraved on the reverse of the Medal of Honor.

Question 8

What is engraved on the reverse side of every Decoration or Good Conduct Medal other than the Medal of Honor?

Answer 8

The name of the awardee only

Question 9

What is the word inscribed on the suspension bar of the Medal of Honor?

Answer 9

Valor

Question 10

Whose profile is on the Medal of Honor?

Answer 10

Minerva, the roman goddess of wisdom and righteous war

Question 11

How many “V” devices may be worn on a ribbon?

Answer 11

Not more than 1

Question 12

What three words are inscribed on the front of the Good Conduct Medal?

Answer 12

Honor, Efficiency, and Fidelity

Question 13

What was the first medal awarded in the U.S. Army?

Answer 13

The Purple Heart

Question 14

What was the Purple Heart initially awarded for?

Answer 14

It was awarded for valor in the revolutionary war

Question 15

What decoration has George Washington’s picture on it?

Answer 15

The Purple Heart