Cross to the Heroic Valour in Combat
Argentine Nation for Heroic Valour in Combat Cross (Cruz "La Nación Argentina Al Heroico Valor En Combate") is the highest national military decoration in Argentina. The decoration consists of a silver cross pattée bearing the Coat of arms of Argentina in gold, suspended from a chest ribbon of equal light blue-white-light blue stripes. Recipients of the decoration for service during the 1982 Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas) are listed below.
Cross to the Heroic Valour in Combat
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Argentine Nation for Heroic Valour in Combat Cross (Cruz "La Nación Argentina Al Heroico Valor En Combate") is the highest national military decoration in Argentina. The decoration consists of a silver cross pattée bearing the Coat of arms of Argentina in gold, suspended from a chest ribbon of equal light blue-white-light blue stripes. Recipients of the decoration for service during the 1982 Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas) are listed below.
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• Name — Argentine Nation for Heroic Valour in Combat • Presenter — Argentina • Type — Cross • Eligibility — Members of the Argentine Armed Forces • Awarded For — "acts of heroic valor in action in hazardous circumstances" • Status — Currently awarded • Lastawarded — 1982 • Total Awarded — 18 • Lower — Argentine Nation to the Valour in Combat Medal • Image2 Size — 85 • Caption2 — Ribbon
Argentine Army
Argentine Army
• Lieutenant Roberto Estévez - 25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina) • Lieutenant Ernesto Emilio Espinosa - 602 Commando Company • Sergeant First Class Mateo Antonio Sbert- 602 Commando Company
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Argentine Air Force
• Captain Omar Jesús Castillo - Pilot Grupo 4 • Captain José Daniel Luis Vazquez - Pilot Grupo 4
Argentine Army
Argentine Army
• 1st Lieutenant Jorge Manuel Vizoso - 602 Commando Company • 2nd Lieutenant Juan José Gomez Centurión - C/25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina) • Corporal First Class Roberto Bacilio Baruzzo - RI 12 • S/C 62 Oscar Ismael Poltronieri - RI Mec 6
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Argentine Air Force
Argentine Air Force
• Captain Pablo Marcos Rafael Carballo - A-4 Skyhawk Pilot Grupo 5 • Lieutenant Ernesto Rubén Ureta - A-4 Skyhawk Pilot Grupo 4 • 2nd Lieutenant Gerardo Guillermo Isaac - A-4 Skyhawk Pilot Grupo 4 • Sergeant Pedro Prudencio Miranda • Sergeant Carlos Omar Ortiz
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