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Issue Regulations: Navy and Marine Corps Medal
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Authorized on August 7, 1942, the day the Marines landed on Guadalcanal in the
Solomon Islands. This medal is awarded to anyone serving with the Navy or Marine
Corps, including Reserves, who since December 6, 1941, shall distinguish
themselves by heroism not involving actual conflict with the enemy. President
John F. Kennedy was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism while
serving as a junior Naval officer in the Pacific during World War II...

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