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
Order of the War Banner of the order in 1951 until 1984, there was 209 recipients of the order; 204 of them are Yugoslav citizens, while other 4 were Soviet generals (who were awarded in 1964). Decoration was dissolved on 4 December 1998. Before that it was also used by Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and later by a state union Serbia and Montenegro. Order of the War Banner Order of the War Banner (, , , ) was decoration of SFR Yugoslavia, 7th-highest decoration. Order was founded by Presidency of People's Assembly on 29 December 1951. It was awarded for military merits to "military commanders