Mentioned in dispatches

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To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches) describes a member of the armed forces of a nation whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described. In some countries, a service member's name being mentioned in dispatches is a condition for being awarded certain decorations. Being mentioned in dispatches entitles a recipient to wear a small metallic oak leaf (lotus leaf in India) device, but does not bestow an entitlement to post-nominal letters.

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