He received the Silver Star, the third highest award for valor in combat.
He was a gunboat officer on the Mekong Delta, earning the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts.
Kerry served as a gunboat officer on the Mekong Delta, earning the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts.
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His historic career includes leading the 3rd Infantry Division in the opening months of the Iraq war where he earned a Silver Star for valor.
Heroes like the seven service members who last week were awarded the Silver Star for valorous acts more awe-inspiring than anything Hollywood could have conjured.
And Spurs owner Peter Holt, 58, a Vietnam hero--Silver Star, three Bronze Stars, Purple Heart--who before rehab in 1981 had a long history of alcohol abuse.
The award is called The Ron Silver Star, a tribute to those who strive to stand up for and promote love of country and national security in Hollywood.
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On the one hand, Kerry's war hero biography -- Yale graduate who goes on to win three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star -- is a political consultant's dream.
In the book, McChrystal writes only that he followed "standard practice" to quickly process a Silver Star for Tillman's actions on the battlefield, in time to present it to the family at the memorial service.
The Air Force will posthumously award the Silver Star on Friday to Francis Gary Powers, whose capture in 1960 after his spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union became a Cold War flash point.
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His stance drew attention both because of his military record -- he had served as an officer in the Navy and had been awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star and three Purple hearts -- and his background.
After undergoing a controversial steroid treatment, which reduced her immune system, Claire and Jason's third son Finlay was successfully delivered at 38 weeks in April 2011, at the Silver Star Unit, part of the John Radcliffe Hospital Maternity Unit.
Hagel has two purple hearts to his credit while Kerry has been awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star while Mr. Cruz has never worn the uniform of an American solider, sailor or Marine unless it was to a Halloween party.
But like silver, its star faded, and in recent years it grew tired, more popular for its historic charms than actual niceties.
"Silver Linings" star Lawrence won a Golden Globe and has become one of Hollywood's hottest talents, with part two of her blockbuster franchise, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, " due out in November.
As they go through basic training or flight school (once again it's the flyboys, and girls, vs. the grunts on the ground) and then into combat, "Starship Troopers" also revisits Hollywood clichis of every war that's ever been fought on the silver screen--including "Star Wars, " which, for these ahistoric recruits, is but a dim cultural memory.
Jason Irving won silver in the 60kg section with rising star Ali Jawad taking bronze in the 75kg class.
By age 26, Larkin was already a world champion, three-time All Star and recipient of three Silver Slugger awards.
Elevation Partners was launched in June by Roger McNamee, formerly of Silver Lake, and Bono, a rock star, to seek out deals in the media and entertainment industry.
The 2004 200m Olympic champion and silver medallist in Beijing Shawn Crawford and 100m star Carmelita Jeter will be competing for Team USA, captained by reigning world indoor champion hurdler Lolo Jones.
In a decade long career, the 2001 National League Rookie of the Year has won six Silver Slugger Awards, appeared on the All Star team nine times and is the proud owner of a diamond and ruby encrusted 2006 World Series ring.
Simpson won a gold medal in sailing's Star class at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and silver at last year's Olympics, when Britain was the host nation.
"We wanted to find a way to create a star like Bruce Lee or even Steven Segal, " says Silver.
Within a few chapters, the heroine of Silver Wings for Vicki had attracted two new boyfriends, met a movie star, and helped the police arrest a smuggler.
And the star of them all is Pepsiman, a faceless muscleman in a silver body-suit, more bumbler than superhero.
During a press conference, David Stern and Adam Silver indicated that the NBA has two bids for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, from the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks.
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David O Russell was rewarded with the best adapted screenplay prize for Silver Linings Playbook, but hotly tipped Oscar contender Jennifer Lawrence and her co-star Bradley Cooper missed out in the acting categories.
Thus, while neither Stern nor Silver directly said it, it is safe to say that the 2015 NBA All-Star Game will be held somewhere in New York.
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