# A question about the Medal of Honor

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 26, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-medal-of-honor/720839 "2015-05-26T02:03:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-medal-of-honor/720839/1 "2015-05-26T02:03:39Z")

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What is the middle object in [this photo](http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/20/03/25/4207974/5/628x471.jpg)?

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**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-medal-of-honor/720839/2 "2015-05-26T02:07:42Z")

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> [@chacoguy](#):
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> What is the middle object in [this photo](http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/20/03/25/4207974/5/628x471.jpg)?

Depending on which object you mean, center of the neck ribbon or lapel button.

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**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-medal-of-honor/720839/3 "2015-05-26T02:08:30Z")

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It’s a “rosette” which can be worn as a lapel pin with civilian dress.