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The Silver Star
The Silver Star is a medal awarded for gallantry in action while in combat as a member of any of the United States Armed Forces. Silver Star may also refer to: * Edelweiss, a flower * Silver award star, an attachment worn on meritorious medals of the United States Department of the Navy * Silver service star, an attachment worn on campaign medals and service decorations * A religious term used in Western Initiatory Kabbalah Entertainment * Silver Star (1910 song), "Silver Star" (1910 song), a popular song composed in 1910 by Charles L. Johnson * Silver Star (album), ''Silver Star'' (album), a 1977 Gary Glitter album * Silver Star (The Four Seasons song), "Silver Star" (The Four Seasons song), 1976 * ''Lunar: The Silver Star'', a GameArts RPG released in North America in 1993 for the Sega CD * ''Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete'' a GameArts RPG released in North America in 1999 for the PlayStation * Silver Star (comics), a Pacific Comics and Topps Comics comic book by Jack Kirby * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Star
The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded primarily to members of the United States Armed Forces for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States. History The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the successor award to the "Citation Star" ( silver star) which was established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918, during World War I. On July 19, 1932, the Secretary of War approved the conversion of the "Citation Star" to the SSM with the original "Citation Star" incorporated into the center of the medal. Authorization for the Silver Star Medal was placed into law by an Act of Congress for the U.S. Navy on August 7, 1942, and an Act of Congress for the U.S. Army on December 15, 1942. The current statutory authorization for the medal is Title 10 of the United States Code, for the U.S. Army, for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, and for the U.S. Air Force and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Star Mountain (other)
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Silver Star Mountain can refer to: * Silver Star Mountain (Skamania County, Washington) * Silver Star Mountain (Okanogan County, Washington) * Silver Star Mountain Resort SilverStar Mountain Resort (SilverStar) is a ski resort located near Silver Star Provincial Park in the Shuswap Highland of the Monashee Mountains, 22 km northeast of the city of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. SilverStar's snow s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Medal
A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the third place a bronze medal. More generally, silver is traditionally a metal sometimes used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. Sports Olympic Games During the first Olympic event in 1896, number one achievers or winners' medals were in fact made of silver metal. The custom of gold-silver-bronze for the first three places dates from the 1904 games and has been copied for many other sporting events. Minting the medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928 to 1968 the design was always the same: the obverse showed a generic design by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Award (other)
Silver Award may refer to: Several organizations issue awards with this name: *The Silver Award (Girl Scouts of the USA) *The Silver Award (Venturing) of the Venturing program of the Boy Scouts of America *The Silver World Award of the Boy Scouts of America *A level of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award See also * Silver (other) * Award (other) * Silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, et ... * Silver Star (other) * Bronze Award (other) * Gold Award (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star (other)
A star is a luminous astronomical object. Star, The Star or STAR may also refer to: Shapes and symbols * Star (polygon), a geometric shape with acute points arranged radially * Star (glyph), a typographical symbol * Star (heraldry), star-like shapes used in heraldry * Star (classification), a rating system for hotels, movies, or other products * Star (sport badge), on a team uniform, representing titles won Arts and entertainment * Star (person) or celebrity ** Movie star, a person famous for performing in films Fictional entities * Patrick Star, a character in the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' * S.T.A.R. Labs, an organization in the DC Comics fictional universe * Star (Marvel Comics), the name of three fictional characters in Marvel Comics * Star, a star-shaped puppet in '' The Good Night Show'' and its animated spin-off ''Nina's World'' * Star, a character in the game ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' * Star Butterfly, a character in the Disney animated series ''Star vs. the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver (other)
Silver is a chemical element with symbol Ag and atomic number 47. Silver may also refer to: Other common meanings * Silver (color) * Silver (household), dishware, cutlery and other items made of silver * Silver medal, an award given to the runner-up of contests Arts and entertainment * Silver (TV channel) * Silver (video game), ''Silver'' (video game), a 1999 game for the PC and Dreamcast * Silver (90210), Silver (''90210''), a fictional character on the television series ''90210'' * Silver (film), ''Silver'' (film), a 1999 Japanese film * ''Pokémon Silver'', a game for the Game Boy * Long John Silver, main antagonist of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ''Treasure Island'' * Silver (Andrew Motion novel), ''Silver'' (Andrew Motion novel), a sequel to ''Treasure Island'' * Silver the Hedgehog, a psychic character the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. * Judge Silver, in the ''Judge Dredd'' comic strip * Silver, the Lone Ranger's horse * ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow: Silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Bruiser (F127)
HMS ''Bruiser'' was built as a Landing Ship, Tank (LST(1)) at Harland and Wolff. Launched in October 1942 and commissioned the following March, she saw service as part of the Allied invasion of Italy. Design and development ''Bruiser'' was the second of the LST Mk.1 class ships which could carry 13 Churchill tanks, 27 other vehicles and 193 men. It had a high speed even when laden for the assault (about 18 knots) but did not have a shallow draught, which meant that a long bow ramp had to be added and this took up a lot of room inside the ship. ''Bruiser'' had only two sister ships, as plans to build more in the United States led instead to a simpler though slower design capable of similar capacity but with a much shallower draught. Service ''Bruiser'' took part in the Salerno landing in 1943. In 1944, she was refitted as a fighter direction ship, for use during the Normandy landings in controlling fighter aircraft by ground-controlled interception. Later in 1944 she took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Star (roller Coaster)
Silver Star is a steel roller coaster located at Europa-Park, a theme park in Rust, Germany. The coaster has a height of and a drop of 67 meters (220’), placing it in the hyper coaster category. At the time of its opening, ''Silver Star'' was one of Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)'s tallest coasters constructed; in 2012, they surpassed themselves with '' Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya'', at Barcelona’s PortAventura Park, with a height of 76m/249’. B&M would then go on to further beat their own records, with the 93m/306’ tall ''Leviathan'' (at Canada's Wonderland), and the aptly-named, 325’ high ''Fury 325'' (at North Carolina’s Carowinds) in 2015. These two became the tallest coasters B&M has ever built, to date. ''Silver Star'' has 3 trains, which seat 36 people each, giving an hourly capacity of 1,750 passengers. This hypercoaster is situated in the “France” area of Europa Park, and is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz. A YouTube video titled "Silver Star off-ride HD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Star (NZR Train)
The ''Silver Star'' was a luxury passenger train that ran overnight between Auckland and Wellington on the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) railway of New Zealand, operated by New Zealand Railways (NZR). The train ran from Monday 6 September 1971 until Sunday 8 June 1979. It replaced the ''Night Limited'' express passenger trains which provided a faster service than the ordinary express trains, by stopping at only six intermediate stations (Palmerston North, Marton, Taumarunui, Taihape, Te Kuiti, Frankton) en route and not hauling a postal traffic as previous trains had. Designed as a "hotel on wheels", the service was ultimately unsuccessful and attempts to re-use the rolling stock were thwarted by the presence of asbestos in the carriages. NZR eventually sold the carriages to the Eastern and Oriental Express, where they remain in use. Introduction The train was NZRs attempt to compete with the introduction of jet aircraft for business traffic between Auckland and Wellington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Star (Amtrak Train)
The ''Silver Star'' is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on a route between New York City and Miami via Washington, D.C., Richmond, Virginia, Raleigh, North Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia, Jacksonville, Florida, and Tampa, Florida. The ''Silver Star'' and its sister train in the ''Silver Service'' brand, the ''Silver Meteor'', are the descendants of numerous long-distance trains that operated between Florida and New York for most of the 20th century. During fiscal year 2019, the ''Silver Star'' carried nearly 389,995 passengers, an increase of 5.9% from FY2018. In FY16, it earned a total revenue of $29,261,496, an 11.6% decrease from FY2010. History The ''Silver Star'' was originally a service of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, running from New York to Miami and later also St. Petersburg (beyond Tampa). It was previously known as the ''Advance Silver Meteor'', and was renamed on December 12, 1947, after the name was chosen by Seaboard in a contes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CT-133 Silver Star
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (company model number CL-30) is the Canadian license-built version of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer aircraft, in service from the 1950s to 2005. The Canadian version was powered by the Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet, whereas the Lockheed production used the Allison J33. Design and development The Canadair CT-133 was the result of a 1951 contract to build T-33 Shooting Star trainers for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The powerplant is a Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet instead of the Allison J33 used by Lockheed in the production of the original T-33. A project designation of CL-30 was given by Canadair and the name was changed to ''Silver Star''. The appearance of the CT-133 is very distinctive due to the large fuel tanks usually carried on each wingtip. A total of 656 CT-133 aircraft were built by Canadair. Operational history The CT-133 entered service in the RCAF as its primary training aircraft for fighter/interceptors. The designation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; then moved to San Antonio before the 2003 season and became the San Antonio Silver Stars, then simply the San Antonio Stars in 2014. The team was owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment, which also owned the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA. The team was sold to MGM Resorts International in 2017 and became the Las Vegas Aces for the 2018 season. The Stars qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in seven of their fourteen years in San Antonio. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as all-star point guard Becky Hammon, solid power-forward Sophia Young, former first-overall draft pick Ann Wauters, and seven-foot-two-inch center Margo Dydek. In 2008, the Silver Stars went to the WNBA Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
