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How is the Medal of Honor protected by law?

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The Medal of Honor is the only service decoration that is singled out in federal law to protect it from being imitated or privately sold. All Medals of Honor are issued in the original only, by the Department of Defense, to a recipient. Misuse of the medal, including unauthorized manufacture or wear, is punishable by fine and imprisonment pursuant to (18 U.S.C. 704)(b), which prescribes a harsher penalty than that for violations concerning other medals.

 


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