Sentence examples for earned the distinguished from inspiring English sources

He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and three Stars in lieu of the second, third and fourth Air Medal.

General Heiberg's many decorations included the Silver Star Medal, the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Flying Cross from his Vietnam service; he twice earned the Distinguished Service Medal.

Shortly after graduating from high school he joined the U.S. Navy where he served as an aerial gunner during World War II and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.

Stevens was a decorated Army pilot — he'd earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for rescuing a patrol pinned down by the enemy in Vietnam — but this mission promised to be unlike any he'd ever flown.

For his help in settling disputes and assisting blacks in the area, Horner earned the Distinguished Black Citizen Award from the Ventura County chapter of the National Assn.

On Monday, Bush became the 32nd public servant to earn the distinguished farewell — and the 12th chief executive.

He earned the Bronze Star for distinguished intelligence work in WWII.

Awarded the Navy Cross for meritorious naval service, he earned the Navy Cross for distinguished service in WWI.

It earned him the distinguished Nadal Prize and catapulted him to fame.

As an undergraduate, her Yale Daily News' column earned her the distinguished title of Seventeen Magazine's "Dorm Dating Expert".... runner-up.

It is as if a man can live off the interest of the time and effort invested in making movies, with a real prospect of earning the adjective "distinguished", while a woman is always spending the capital of her looks, jeered at when she runs into debt or has to buy back her youth from a surgeon.