The "Argentine Army Military Merit Medal" ( es, Medalla al Mérito Militar del Ejercito Argentino) is the fourth highest decoration awarded in the

Argentine Army The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...

History

The award was instituted on 6 May 1977 by

Jorge Rafael Videla Jorge Rafael Videla (; ; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was an Argentine military officer and dictator, Commander in Chief of the Army, member of the Military Junta, and ''de facto'' President of Argentina from 29 March 1976 to 29 March 1981. H ...

. In 1982 it was awarded during the Falklands War.

Recipients

* Martín Antonio Balza *

Aldo Rico Aldo Rico (born 4 March 1943) is an Argentine retired Lieutenant Colonel and politician, famous for his role in the episodes of 1987 (usually referred to as "Semana Santa", or Easter week) and 1988 (the "Monte Caseros" mutiny) where sectors of the ...

* Horacio Losito * Domingo Victor Alamo * Marcelo Andres Florio

References

Sources

* Argentine Army Orders, decorations, and medals of Argentina {{Argentine-stub