The U.S. Army's Meritorious Public Service Medal is awarded "for significantly advancing national defense capabilities." ...

J. Caleb Nabors, Integrated Fires Mission Command product manager, was named the 2025 Department of the Army Civilian of the ...

"That’s the highest award you can get as a civilian. It’s the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor," Trump continued, referring to the highest military honor bestowed for valor in ...

He went on to say that the award he gave Adelson was the civilian “equivalent" of the Medal of Honor — the highest military award given to soldiers and armed forces who show valor in combat ...

In 2017, Kaine received a distinguished civilian award from Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning following his advocacy to strengthen religious inclusivity in the Army.

"They are two different awards ... one of the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, over the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration.

WASHINGTON - Veterans rebuked former President Donald Trump this weekend for saying the Presidential Medal of Freedom is "much better" than the military ... s highest award for valor, but also ...

Trump has previously made comments denigrating military members ... among veterans and Democrats by saying that an award recognizing civilian contributions to society is “much better” than ...

That’s the highest award you can get as a civilian, it’s the equivalent ... Trump, who received five military draft deferments during the Vietnam War, also once referred to his efforts ...

The former president said Thursday the reason was because those given the nation’s highest military award are “either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets ...