Puerto Ricans in the Vietnam War Cambodia from 1959 to April 30, 1975. Puerto Ricans served in different positions throughout the military as commanders, fighter pilots and common foot soldiers. Many of them distinguished themselves in combat and were awarded the highest honors conferred by the military. Five were awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest United States military decoration; five were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), the second-highest military decoration of the United States Army; and two received the Navy Cross, the second-highest medal that can be awarded by the U.S. Navy. The Navy Cross is awarded to members of the U.S. Navy or
Medal of Military Merit (Uruguay) awarded with or without swords in three different classes: Medal of Military Merit (Uruguay) The Medal of Military Merit (), is a military decoration of Uruguay. The decoration is awarded by the President of Uruguay. This award replaces the Order of Military Merit of the Companions of Artigas which was discontinued in 1985. The Medal of Military Merit was established on 28 November 1991 by Ministry of National Defense Decree N° 199/991.<ref name="199/991"></ref> The regulations of the medal were further modified on 29 January 1992 by Decree N° 511/991.<ref name="511/991"></ref> The Medal of Military merit is the highest military decoration