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Archive for September 2016

What is the Oldest Military Decoration in the World Still in Use?

By Annette Libeskind Berkovits | September 5, 2016 | 0
Virtuti Militari Grand Cross, What is the Oldest Military Decoration in the World Still in Use?, Annette Berkovits, @ALBerkovits

The word “decoration” might bring to mind all manner of trivial things: patterned pillows, oddly shaped vases, or balloons, flags and confetti. These are the furthest things from my mind as I think of my uncle Natan’s decoration. Natan is yet one more, in a long list of close family members, who I never had…

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