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Chief of Staff Medal of Appreciation
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The Chief Of Staff Medal of Appreciation (Hebrew: אות הערכה מטעם הרמטכ"ל) is an Israeli military decoration.[1]
The medal was instituted in 1981. It is awarded to both civilians and military personnel who contribute to the strengthening of the IDF or the security of Israel; the medal could also be awarded to foreign civilians.
The medal's most well-known recipient is the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was awarded the medal after his death during a mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
It has since been given 10 times; 4 posthumously, 2 group awards (Iron Dome and Patriot missile defense soldiers), and the rest to individuals (most of them American).
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Design
The medal is round; on the front there is a Star of David with an olive branch and a sword rest on its left; the reverse is plain.
The medal is attached to a white ribbon with two blue strips on the edges, similar to those on the Israeli flag.
Notable recipients
Notable recipients include:
- Colonel Ilan Ramon, IAF (posthumously)
- General Martin Dempsey, USA (Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff)
- General Joseph Dunford, USMC (Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff)
- Members of the Kiryat Arba Emergency Response Team for 2002 Hebron ambush
- Yitzhak Buanish (posthumously)
- Alexander Zwitman (posthumously)
- Alexander Dohan (posthumously)
- Elijah Libman
- Operation Protective Edge units
- Iron Dome units
- Technological unit of the Military Intelligence Directorate
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References
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