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§7284 Medal of honor: duplicate medal

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle B— - Army › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 737— - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS › § 7284

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Upon written request, Medal of Honor recipients receive one free duplicate with ribbons and attachments, marked by the Army Secretary.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §7284

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A person awarded a medal of honor shall, upon written application of that person, be issued, without charge, one duplicate medal of honor with ribbons and appurtenances. Such duplicate medal of honor shall be marked, in such manner as the Secretary of the Army may determine, as a duplicate or for display purposes only.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3754 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 7284

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73