Talk:Navy and Marine Corps Medal

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In the article it says: The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the second highest non-combatant medal awarded by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the U.S. Navy and the United States Marine Corps. The decoration was established by an act of Congress on August 7, 1942.

Which is the highest non-combatant medal awarded by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the U.S. Navy and the United States Marine Corps? Nikolaj Winther 20:05, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

That would be the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. It is usually awarded to senior officers. Jigen III 21:45, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

why is this medal in relation to ranking, higher than the bronze star and the purple heart?

The above question was posted some time ago, but I thought I'd give my take on it: Although it is not a combat award, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal is always awarded for heroism, while the other two are sometimes awarded without a deliberate act of heroism (although they often are, hence the "V" device for the Bronze Star).

They are quite rare: I've been in the Navy for ~5 years and seen only a couple of Sailors with Navy and Marine Corps medals. The one that sticks out in my mind is a Corpsman who went into a crashed airliner when it was on fire to bring out crash victims. Another Marine I met carried out (non-combat) helicopter crash victims with 50 cal rounds cooking off around his head as he drug them out. prokaryote1234 13:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC)