Military
- Naval General Service Medal (1847) awarded for various naval actions during the period 1793–1840
- Naval General Service Medal (1915) awarded for various naval actions from 1915 to 1962
- Naval Gunfire Support, the practice of firing at land based targets from offshore
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a military guard around the President.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
“I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions.”
—Václav Havel (b. 1936)
“We’re in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)