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, officially the Silver Star Medal, is the third-highest military decoration for valor awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces.he Silver Star is the successor award to the  Citation Star  (3â16 silver star) which was established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918.