Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces
10 U.S.C. § 8296: Navy and Marine Corps Medal
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to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or the Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy; or to any person to whom the Secretary of the Navy, before August 7, 1942 , awarded a letter of commendation for heroism, and who applies for that medal, regardless of the date of the act of heroism. The authority in subsection (a) includes authority to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status defined in section 101(d) of this title when the member distinguished himself by heroism.
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