Exceptional Service Medallion Explained

Exceptional Service Medallion
Presenter:	Central Intelligence Agency
Country:	United States of America
Eligibility:	Employees of the Central Intelligence Agency
Awarded For:	"injury or death resulting from service in an area of hazard."
Higher:	Intelligence Commendation Medal
Related:	Purple Heart, Defense of Freedom Medal
Lower:	Hostile Action Service Medal

The Exceptional Service Medallion (formally known as the Exceptional Service Emblem) is a civilian decoration of the United States government. It is awarded by the Central Intelligence Agency in recognition of "an employee's injury or death resulting from service in a hazardous area."^[1]

Recipients

• John Anthony Celli III^[2]
• John T. Downey
• James A. Rawlings^[3]
• Johnny Micheal Spann

See also

• Awards and decorations of the United States government

Notes and References

1. "Remembering CIA's Heroes: Rachel A. Dean ." 24 July 2008 Central Intelligence Agency.
2. Web site: Remembering CIA's Heroes: John Gregory Anthony Celli, III — Central Intelligence Agency . www.cia.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090114014331/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2008-featured-story-archive/john-celli.html . 2009-01-14.
3. Web site: Remembering CIA's Heroes: James A. Rawlings — Central Intelligence Agency . www.cia.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211131623/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/james-a.-rawlings.html . 2009-02-11.