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Order of Military Merit (Brazil)

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Country
  
Brazil

Established
  
11 June 1943

Type
  
State Order

Eligibility
  
Members of the Brazilian Army or foreign armies

Awarded for
  
Distinguished service to Brazil

The Order of Military Merit (Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Militar) is an award of the Brazilian Army, established on 11 June 1943 by President Getúlio Vargas. The order is presented in five grades and recognizes distinguished service and exceptional contributions to Brazil by members the Brazilian Army and the armies of friendly nations.

The grades, in descending order, are:

  • Grand Cross
  • Grand Officer
  • Commander
  • Officer
  • Knight

    • Notable recipients

  • Raheel Sharif – Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff
  • Edward Almond, American
  • Henry H. Arnold, American
  • Kaúlza de Arriaga, Portuguese, Grand Officer
  • Amaro Soares Bittencourt, Brazilian
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso, Brazilian
  • Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, Brazilian
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower, American, Grand Cross (August 5, 1946)
  • Paul L. Freeman, Jr., American
  • Leonard T. Gerow, American
  • William C. Gribble, Jr., American
  • Elvin R. Heiberg III, American
  • Jonas H. Ingram, American
  • Thomas B. Larkin, American
  • Lyman Lemnitzer, American
  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian
  • Joseph T. McNarney, American
  • Raymond T. Odierno, American, Grand Officer
  • James Garesche Ord, American, Grand Officer
  • General Raheel Sharif, Pakistani, COAS Army
  • Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., American Grand Officer (1959)
  • Walter Bedell Smith, American, Grand Cross (September 6, 1947)
  • Gordon R. Sullivan, American
  • Richard Horner Thompson, American
  • Tércio Pacitti, Brazilian

    • References

    Order of Military Merit (Brazil) Wikipedia
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