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U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 6249. Limitation of Honorable Service
No medal, cross, or bar, or associated emblem or insignia may be awarded or presented to any person or to his representative if his service after he distinguished himself has not been honorable.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 390.)
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6249 34 U.S.C. 362. Feb. 4, 1919, ch. 14, § 8 (1st proviso), 40 Stat. 1057; renumbered § 10 and amended Aug. 7, 1942, ch. 551, § 1, 56 Stat. 745.
34 U.S.C. 364a (last 31 words of 3d sentence). July 2, 1926, ch. 721, § 12 (last 31 words of 3d sentence), 44 Stat. 789, July 30, 1937, ch. 545, § 4, 50 Stat. 549.
The word "associated" is substituted for the word "other" to relate the medal or cross to its emblem or insignia. The word "entire" is omitted as surplusage.
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MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 6249. Limitation of Honorable Service." U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces, in U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 27 Mar. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5AUL6LV6YW958PC.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 6249. Limitation of Honorable Service' in U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 27 March 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5AUL6LV6YW958PC.
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