He served in the Vietnam War and earned such decorations as the bronze star, air medal and joint service commendation medal.
From the thenewstribune.com
The DMSM precedence I believe according to DoD websites is immediately above the bronze star and not the air medal as indicated.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Now some guy sitting in an air conditioned building in Nevada is going to get a medal rated higher than the bronze star and the purple heart.
From the atwar.blogs.nytimes.com
After a year away from the sport, the 20-year-old star took his chances in the Commonwealth Karate Championships and walked away with a bronze medal in the under 21 years age division.
From the dailyadvertiser.com.au
Coach Jose Hernandez alluded afterward in the postgame press conference that his star guard was fine, and he was just resting her for the bronze medal game.