American Defense Service Medal and ribbon bar awarded to George Francis Bland

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An American Defense Service Medal and ribbon bar awarded to Matt3c George Francis Bland. 2024.46.10a: An American Defense Service Medal awarded to Matt3c George Francis Bland. The medal is comprised of a bronze medallion suspended from a short, yellow, medal ribbon with a bronze bar. The bronze, circular medallion features an embossed, female figure in a Grecian-style dress, standing on oak branch with four leaves. She is shown in full length, facing the viewer, with her head turned in profile towards the right. Her proper left arm is threaded through the two interior arm loops of a circular shield and she is holding an upraised, long sword in her proper right hand. Along the top edge of the medallion is embossed text that reads [AMERICAN DEFENSE].

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