Lo Mdali Uyaklonyeliswa Nge-Heroism eyenziwe Ukuhlukaniswa
I-Silver Star ihlonipha abasebenzi basebenzi ababonisa ubuqhawe obuhlukile ngenkathi benza umsebenzi wokulwa empini ngokumelene nesitha sezitha. Abasebenzi nabo bangahlonishwa ngenkonzo yabo ngamabutho angaphandle angamazwe angaphandle ezimweni zokulwa, ngisho noma amandla ephikisanayo awukuthi i-US ayihlanganyeli empini yezempi.
Futhi inganikezwa ngemuva.
Izenzo zobuqhawe ezithola i-Silver Star, nakuba zingasakhuphukeli ezingeni leSonto LaseSonto Elihloniphekile noma iMedal of Honor, kumelwe ukuba "zenziwa ngokuhlukaniswa okuphawulekayo," ngokusho kwePentagon.
Umlando we-Silver Star
I-Silver Star yanikezelwa kuqala ngo-1932 ukufaka esikhundleni se-Citation Star, eyayibanjwe emgqeni wezindondo zesevisi futhi yanikezelwa i-gallantry kusukela empini yaseSpain-American kuya eMpini Yezwe I. Ibutho lase-US labe selivumela abaseMpi Yezwe I Faka isicelo sokuthi i-Citation Star iguqulwe ku-Silver Star.
Naphezu kwegama layo, umdanso ikakhulukazi igolide. Imisebe yegolide ivela enkanyezini encane yesiliva, ehaqwe ngendwangu yegolide ye-laurel wreath bese iqala inkanyezi enkulu yegolide. Isigqoko sixhomeke emgqeni obomvu obomvu, omhlophe nohlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Umbhalo osemuva ufundwa "Ngokwemigudu yesenzo."
Abamukeli be-Silver Star
Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wezwa ngamanye amalungu ezempi asemukele i-Silver Star, kodwa akuwona wonke amagama angamakhaya.
Abamukeli abaziwayo bahlanganisa uLt Col. Oliver North, uGenerali George S. Patton kanye noGeneral Douglas MacArthur, kanye noSenators John Kerry noJohn McCain.
U-Kerry, owayengumkhumbi wezempi, wathola iSilver Star yakhe eVietnam ngo-1969 ngokukhulula i-Army Green Beret eyayingeniswe eMfuleni iMekong lapho ukuqhuma kuqhuma isikebhe sabo se-Swift.
UKerry wadonsa isosha ligibele ingalo eyalimala.
UMcCain wezilwandle waseNavy wathola uSilver Star yakhe kanye nezinye ukuncoma ngenxa yezenzo zakhe zobuqhawe eVietnam. Ngemuva kokuba kudutshulwa indiza phezu kweHanoi, uMcCain wathathwa waboshwa futhi wahlushwa amasosha esitha.
UMcCain wenqabe ukukhishwa kwakhe ngenxa yokuthi wayefuna amanye amabutho ayekade egcinwe isikhathi eside kunalokho kwadingeka akhululwe kuqala. Wabuye wamelana nemizamo yezitha zokuphoqa "ukuvuma" okumele kusetshenziselwe izinhloso zezingcaphephe.
Abesifazane ne-Silver Star
Ngenxa yemingcele yezempi yesikhathi eside emadodeni asekulwa, hhayi abesifazane abaningi abaye banikezwa i-Silver Star. Owesifazane wokuqala bokuthola inhlonipho kwakungabahlengikazi abathathu, uJane Rignel, uLinnie Leckrone no-Irene Robar, abavame ukusiza futhi baleke ukuphuma emabutho aseMelika esibhedlela saseFrance phakathi neMpi Yezwe
Ngo-2005, uLeigh Ann Hester waba ngowokuqala kusukela eMpini Yezwe II ukuze anqobe indondo, ngenxa yezenzo zakhe ezinesibindi zokuvikela i-unit yakhe ekuqamekeni e-Iraq.
Ngisho noma i-Pentagon ibeka imithetho yokuvimbela abesifazane besilwa ngesikhathi, uHester wayengowesifazane wokuqala ukuthola umdanso wezenzo zokulwa.
Ukuthola i-Star Star
Ngaphandle kokuba unikezwe ngemva kwesikhathi, i-Silver Star inikezwa umamukeli emuntwini, futhi ngokuvamile umkhosi.
I-commander-in-theater okungenani isigaba se-star-star jikelele kufanele siqaphele umamukeli ngezenzo zobuqhawe.