The Badge of Military Merit is the oldest known United States military decoration still in use. However, there was one other decoration awarded to members of the Continental Army that pre-dated even the Badge of Militar

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• Awards and decorations of the United States Army
• United States military badges
• Fidelity Medallion
• Badge of Military Merit
• John Paulding
• Daniel Bissell
• Isaac Van Wart
• David Williams
• Elijah Churchill
• Military personnel
• Continental Army
• American soldiers