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navigation, search A United States World War I Victory Medal,
with five medal bars  A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal
bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil
decoration, or other medal. It is most commonly used to indicate
the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for,
and multiple bars on the same medal are used to indicate that
the recipient has met the criteria for receiving the medal in
multiple theatres.  When used in conjunction with decorations
for exceptional service, such as gallantry medals, the term "and
bar" means that the award has been bestowed multiple times. In
the example, "Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO and
Two Bars, DFC", "DSO and two bars" means that the Distinguished
Service Order was awarded on three separate occasions. A common
British convention is to indicate bars by the use of asterisks;
thus, DSO** would denote a DSO and two bars.  Bars are also used
on long service me