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10 U.S.C. § 1136

Honorable service requirement for award of military decorations

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 1136, Honorable service requirement for award of military decorations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433265
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No military decoration, including a medal, cross, or bar, or an associated emblem or insignia, may be awarded or presented to any person, or to a representative of the person, if the service of the person after the person distinguished himself or herself has not been honorable.

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