Medals of the New York City Police Department

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The New York City Police Department presents medals to its members (upon request and a self initiated write up) for meritorious service.[1] The medals the NYPD awards are as follows (from highest medal to lowest):

Medal of Honor

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

Police Combat Cross

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

Medal for Valor

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

Meritorious Police Duty (MPD)

Honorable Mention

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

Exceptional Merit

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

Commendation or Commendation—Integrity

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

Commendation—Community Service

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

Meritorious Police Duty (MPD)

The Meritorious Police Duty (MPD) is awarded for:

Excellent Police Duty (EPD)

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

Purple Shield

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

Other awards

Various commemorative medals, unit citations, air crew wings, and a firearms proficiency breast bar for expert shooters have also been authorized.

See also

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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