Order of Military Merit (Dominican Republic) explained

Order of Military Merit Orden del Mérito de Militar
Type:	Three division Military Merit Order with four classes
Eligibility:	Members of the Army of the Dominican Republic.
Awarded For:	Extraordinary services and merit.
Motto:	Honour, Virtue, Valor
Post-Nominals:	M.M.
Established:	15 November 1930
Higher:	Order of Naval Merit^[1]
Lower:	Order of Air Merit

The Order of Military Merit (Spanish; Castilian: Orden del Mérito de Militar) is an honour awarded to members of the Military of the Dominican Republic. It was established on 15 November 1930.^{[2] [3]}

Divisions and classes

The Order is in three divisions:

1. Awarded for combat or war service. Displayed on a red ribbon
2. Awarded for long and faithful service. Displayed on a blue ribbon
3. Awarded for other service. Displayed on a white ribbon

Within each division, the award is made in one of four classes:

• First Class: to General Officers.
• Second Class: to Superior Officers.
• Third Class: to Junior Officers.
• Fourth Class: to Non-Commissioned Officers.

The motto of the order is Honour, Virtue, Valor.

Recipients

• James Carson Breckinridge
• James T. Moore (USMC)
• Julian C. Smith
• Allen H. Turnage
• Gregon A. Williams
• William A. Worton

Post-Nominal

The person awarded with this honour should be added the post-nominal M. M. (Mérito Militar, Spanish for Militar Merit) after his or her full name, in all the official papers and documents.^[4]

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of the Dominican Republic

Notes and References

1. Web site: Orden Presencial . Marina.mil.do . 2012-01-05 . Spanish.
2. http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/medals/dominicanr.html "Medals of the Dominican Republic"
3. Law number 21 of the year 1930 that created the Order of Militar Merit
4. Art. 15 of the Law number 21 of the year 1930.