Silver Star
noun
: a U.S. military decoration awarded for gallantry in action
called also Silver Star Medal
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However, the resort maintains a hospitality lounge/clubhouse at the base of the Silver Star chairlift at Park City Mountain, served by a complimentary skier shuttle from the resort.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The move returns the Army base in North Carolina to being called Fort Bragg, but the name will now honor an enlisted Army soldier named Roland L. Bragg, who according to a Pentagon statement was awarded a Silver Star and the Purple Heart for combat during World War II.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
He was released during Operation Homecoming on March 4, 1973, and later awarded the Silver Star for Valor, Purple Heart, and P.O.W. medal among many other military decorations and awards.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Mailing address: 2814 Silver Star Rd., Suite 219, Orlando, FL, 32808.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The move returns the Army base in North Carolina to being called Fort Bragg, but the name will now honor an enlisted Army soldier named Roland L. Bragg, who according to a Pentagon statement was awarded a Silver Star and the Purple Heart for combat during World War II.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
He was released during Operation Homecoming on March 4, 1973, and later awarded the Silver Star for Valor, Purple Heart, and P.O.W. medal among many other military decorations and awards.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Mailing address: 2814 Silver Star Rd., Suite 219, Orlando, FL, 32808.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Silver Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Silver%20Star. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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