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[laoshi75]

Hello Gentlemen,

I read your posts very carefully, and..I would like to ask you a personal question..Hope it's the right place, if not I apologize !
When my Father died, a few years ago, I discovered he had been awarded with the US Silver Star by command of General DEVERS, 6th Army, on 20 May 1945. Please see the attached papers. I discovered Jean V. had also been awarded with other French military medals. My Father never spoke about this when he was alive..
My questions are:

-Is the Silver Star commonly granted to foreign soldiers ? I believed the Silver Star was only granted to US people !
-Is the Silver Star specifically a military medal, or is it granted to civilian people ?
-My last question (and may be the most stupid): is the Silver Star an important medal in the USA ?

Thank you Gentlemen for your answers.

Christian