Sentences with phrase «for valor»

During two years» service in Vietnam, in direct support of the U.S. Marines, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, presented to him personally by four - star General Lewis Walt of the United States Marine Corp..

I took my son to the Concert for Valor and we listened to Veterans and their stories of how they risk their lives every day because of honor, because they said they would and because they had a huge enough why.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Awarded 5 Bronze Stars one for Valor, for le...

He was put up for a prestigious award for valor when the enemy attempted to overrun their position and they repelled the attack.

Leigh Ann Hester, now a police officer in the suburbs of Nashville, Tenn., is the first female soldier since World War II to receive the Silver Star medal for valor in combat.

Both men served with the United States Army during World War II in the European theater, each earning the Bronze Star for valor.

With the number of highly competitive players who will be queuing for Valor, you may want to run a couple warm - up matches before jumping in with this crowd.

Dogs serving in the platoon were awarded three Silver Stars, six Bronze Stars for Valor and thirty five Bronze Stars for service.

After the event, he received an award for his valor from the national Society for the Ethical Treatment of Pets.

Lucca, a Marine dog who lost a leg from a bomb explosion in Afghanistan, was honored in London with the Dickin Medal, Britain's highest award for valor by a military...

Borrowers who qualify for the VALOR program are not eligible to receive both the benefit of the VALOR preferred interest rate and the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program

A graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, Karl Marlantes served as a Marine in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten air medals.

Kroger: Link your Shopper's Card, and every purchase you make with your Plus Card provides funds for Valor!

Dave has been awarded the Presidential Citizen's Medal, our nation's second highest presidential award for a private citizen; Thomas Fordham Foundation Prize for Valor; the National Jefferson Award for Distinguished Public Service by a Private Citizen; the Charles Bronfman Prize; the Ashoka Fellowship; the McGraw Hill Prize; and the National Community Service Award from Spelman College.

In 2005 he received the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Excellence in Education Prize for Valor and was saluted as the «godfather of school choice.»

Along the way to find Kid, he meets Thomas Van Leek (Gossett Jr., The Punisher), who claims to know Durango's whereabouts, and they meet a few others willing to go along on the quest, not for valor, but for the untold riches of El Diablo's cache of gold.

Last year, four military dogs received medals for valor in the inaugural American Humane K - 9 Medal of Courage Awards, with American Humane President Robin Ganzert saying at the ceremony on Capitol Hill, «We feel it is time to recognize and honor the extraordinary feats and acts of devotion these heroic animals perform every day.»

11/8: The CW has given a full - season pickup to first - year drama Dynasty but has opted against doing so for Valor, which suggests the show might be one - and - done (though the network won't make a final decision until the spring).

Following internship, he served as a battalion surgeon in Vietnam, where he was decorated for valor.

Ramsey Atieh is the Chief Development Officer for Valor Education Group and Assessment, Curriculum & Information Officer for American Business & Technology University (ABTU).

Chestnut Ridge resident and NYPD Emergency Services Unit retiree Jose R. Guerra was decorated with the NYPD Medal of Honor for his valor in aiding fellow officers wounded in a gun battle.

An attorney, Ryan worked as a probation officer, receiving the award for Valor in the Line of Duty as well as a commendation from the FBI for his service.

Mr. Santos is also a highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, serving as a platoon leader with the 101st Airborne in South Vietnam and earning numerous medals, including two Silver Stars and two Bronze Stars for valor.

Zorovic served in the Iraq War where he was awarded the Combat Action Badge, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Bronze Star with a «V» for valor.

A former gang leader on Chicago «s West Side who became a Green Beret and was awarded two Bronze Stars for valor in Vietnam, Hobson has worked for the Park District for more than 11 years.

For her valor in twice sharing the good news to the skeptical male disciples, the early church honored Mary Magdalene with the title of Apostle to the Apostles.

The memorial denies discrimination, saying Hamdani was no longer an active cadet when he was killed and that he had not received a presidential medal for valor, which the memorial says were the memorial's criteria for «first responder.»

The first event she attended as a partner (employee) was the November 11, 2014, Concert for Valor, an all - star extravaganza in Washington, D.C., staged by HBO, Starbucks and Chase to raise awareness of issues affecting veterans.

For his valor, he received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.

Example: Army veteran Jose Rodela received the Medal of Honor earlier this year for his valor during an 18 - hour battle in Vietnam in September 1969.

Not exact matches

Trump announced the directive during a ceremony at the White House to award the public - safety Medal of Valor, saying he was grieving for the community of Parkland.

• Valor Water Analytics, a big data company providing financial and conservation solutions for water utilities, has been acquired by Xylem (NYSE: XYL).

In this scene, there is no chest beating, no sense of valor, just a kid stuck in a pile of rubble calling for help.

The other day, I caught a trailer for an upcoming movie — Act of Valor — that certainly looks directly inspired by Call of Duty.

• If the Valor team is successful with their fundraising plans, they'll raise more than $ 1.1 B in 12 months for a project that hasn't even launched yet.

Clayton's testimony is pretty convenient timing for Harbor, a new blockchain technology company that just raised $ 10 million from an interesting group of investors, including Chicago - based Valor Equity Partners; the real estate tech - focused venture firm Fifth Wall Ventures; the Dubai venture firm Vy Capital; and Craft Ventures, a new venture fund created by serial entrepreneur David Sacks — who also helped incubate Harbor.

I suspect there was more to the friend's story than simply a grenade bouncing down the steps to gain a bronze star, unless that particular unit was abusing that decoration, one designed for above and beyond the call of duty and exceptional valor.

I am appreciative of your valor in combat and for all the good things that you do, but that has nothing to do with the issues that are brought on by religion.

As they gained skill and experience, they too became women of valor, providing strength and security for their struggling families.

Each week, Caren invests hours of volunteer time working as the Director of Business Development for Hill Country Hill Tribers, a non-profit that empowers Burmese refugee women to become women of valor.

She notes that «the family pictured in the black and white photos have a son who is fighting neuroblastoma and there is a video feature of them on this website, just in case that is of interest, because let's be honest, that mama is a woman of valor also, fighting for her son's life and raising awareness about his disease!»

My dad put his Hebrew training and artistic abilities to use this Christmas by making these beautiful «eshet chayil» plaques for the Held women of valor.

I'm pictured here with Suzii and Jay Kieve, coordinator for CBF South Carolina and all - around «dude of valor.»

The Medal of Honor is reserved for those of extraordinary valor during war.

Constructing a public theology is simply a too demanding and complex task for a politician speaking in sound bites, and discretion is very much the better part of valor for the harried speechwriter.

She is called a woman of valor before she marries Boaz, before she has a child with him for Naomi, before he becomes a wealthy and influential woman.

I could never have predicted this time last year that in 2012 folks would find this blog by searching for «vaginagate,» or «woman of valor,» or «feminist Chick - fil - A,» or «Whoopi womanhood,» or «egalitarian pleasuring party.»

The valor of the Rangers of Pointe du Hoc and the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne and the sailors who risked grounding their destroyers on the Normandy beaches to provide covering fire for the hard - pressed men on Omaha's Dog Red and Fox Green, like the decisiveness of their leaders, stands in sharp and disconcerting contrast to the fecklessness displayed by too many European and American leaders in recent months, during which foreign - policy - by - hashtag seems to have become the norm.

I come from a long line of women of valor, and am so grateful for that!

I am so grateful for this woman of valor!