Medals of the New York City Police Department

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The New York City Police Department presents medals to its members for meritorious service. [1] The medals the NYPD awards are as follows (from highest precedence to lowest):

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Medal of Honor

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The Medal of Honor (solid green bar speckled tiny gold stars) is awarded for:

Police Combat Cross

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The Police Combat Cross (solid green bar) is awarded for:

Medal for Valor

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The Medal for Valor (solid blue bar) is awarded for:

Meritorious Police Duty (MPD)

Honorable Mention

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The Honorable Mention (displayed wearing the MPD medal with a silver star in the middle) is awarded for:

Exceptional Merit

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The Exceptional Merit (displayed wearing the MPD medal with a green star in the middle) is awarded for:

Commendation or Commendation—Integrity

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The Commendation or Commendation—Integrity (displayed wearing the MPD medal with a bronze star in the middle) is awarded for:

Commendation—Community Service

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The Commendation—Community Service (displayed wearing the MPD medal with a blue star in the middle) is awarded for:

Meritorious Police Duty

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The Meritorious Police Duty (MPD medal with no star in the middle) is awarded for:

Excellent Police Duty (EPD)

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The Excellent Police Duty (green and white bar with gold vertical bars) is awarded for:

Unit Citation

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The Unit Citation (medium blue bar) is awarded to a specific unit or precinct for outstanding accomplishments.

Purple Shield

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The department awards a Purple Shield to those seriously physically injured or killed in the line of duty.

Distinguished Service Medal

The department awards the Distinguished Service Medal posthumously to members of the service who suffer death as a result of illnesses associated with duty performed under unusual hazard or demand. It was first awarded in 2008.

Other awards or decorations

Various commemorative medals, unit citations, air crew wings, and others have also been authorized for wear.

American Flag Breast Bar

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World Trade Center Breast Bar

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Firearms Proficiency Bar

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References

  1. Wasilewski, Walter C. "Medals & New York City Police Department Recognition". Beyond the Line of Duty. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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