The Citizens Medal is the second highest civilian honor in our nation.

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His actions earned him the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second-highest military honor, pinned on him by Gen.

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If he wins, will be only the second actor to receive the honor posthumously.

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" asks the announcer in the 30-second spot, "Honor.

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Djokovic received the honor for the second year running, as the Serbian retained the Australian Open and won the season-ending ATP championship but suffered the disappointment of losing the final at both Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows.

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He trusts Second Life's owners to honor his dedication to the virtual world.

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For the second time Thompson Plumb Growth Fund has earned a spot on the Forbes Honor Roll.

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Only one Medal of Honor has been awarded to a living infantryman in 10 years, and the paperwork for a second one has languished for 18 months.

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It occupies a place of honor in the 1, 200-square-foot Rose Museum on the hall's second floor, not far from Fitzgerald's spectacles, the trowel used to lay Carnegie's cornerstone and most precious a ticket from the opening-night concert, May 5, 1891.

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