Introducing a list. The colon is used to introduce a list of items. The bookstore specializes in three subjects: art, architecture, and graphic design. Do not, however, use a colon when the listed items are incorporated into the flow of the sentence.
Definition of medal for Students. : a piece of metal often in the form of a coin with design and words in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement.
The Silver Star Medal is Awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States, or while engaged in military operations involving conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.he actual Silver Star Medal was instituted in 1932 with the first award presented to General Douglas MacArthur, the Armyâs then-Chief-of-Staff. The Silver Star Medal was designed by Rudolf Freund of the firm of Bailey, Banks and Biddle.