Service lapel button may refer to:
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Honorable Service Lapel Button
The Honorable Service Lapel Button, colloquially called "Ruptured Duck" by the members of the military, was a lapel button awarded for honorable Federal military service between 1925 and 1946. The award, designed by Anthony de Francisci, was issu ...
, awarded to U.S. military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during World War II
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Gold Star Lapel Button
A Gold Star Lapel Button in the United States is an official decoration authorized by an Act of Congress that is issued to the direct next of kin family members of service members who died in World War I and World War II and subsequent armed hos ...
, issued to the direct next of kin family members of service members who died in World War I and World War II and other hostilities in which the Armed Forces has been engaged
* Any service lapel button authorized under
Title 36 of the United States Code
The United States Code is the official compilation of the Federal laws of a general and permanent nature that are currently in force. Title 36 cover, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations."
Parts
Subtitle I: Patrio ...
, Subtitle I—Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies, Chapter 9, § 901
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See also
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Service flag
A service flag or service banner is a banner that family members of those serving in the United States Armed Forces can display. The flag or banner is officially defined as a white field with a red border, with a blue star for each family member s ...
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