Awards & Honors
Zinni's decorations include:
| 1st Row | Defense Distinguished Service Medal w/ 1 oak leaf cluster | Navy Distinguished Service Medal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Row | Defense Superior Service Medal w/ 2 oak leaf clusters | Bronze Star w/ 1 award star & valor device | Purple Heart | Meritorious Service Medal w/ 1 award star |
| 3rd Row | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal w/ 1 award star & valor device | Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal w/ 1 award star | Combat Action Ribbon | Joint Meritorious Unit Award w/ 4 oak leaf clusters |
| 4th Row | Navy Unit Commendation w/ 1 service star | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 3 service stars | National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 service star |
| 5th Row | Vietnam Service Medal w/ 3 service stars | Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 service stars | Humanitarian Service Medal | Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 6 service stars |
| 6th Row | Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon w/ 1 service star | Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal First Class | National Order of Merit, Commander | Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Commander |
| 7th Row | Order of May in Military Merit | Order of the Sinai Star | The Khalifiyyeh Order of Bahrain, 1st class | Vietnam Gallantry Cross unit citation |
| 8th Row | Vietnam Civil Actions unit citation | United Nations Medal | Vietnam Campaign Medal | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) |
In addition to his U.S. military decorations, Zinni holds decorations from France, Italy, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Vietnam, and Kuwait.
His civilian awards include the Papal Gold Cross of Honor, the Union League's Abraham Lincoln Award, the Italic Studies Institute's Global Peace Award, the Distinguished Sea Service Award from the Naval Order of the United States, the Eisenhower Distinguished Service Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Chapman Award from the Marine Corps University Foundation, the Penn Club Award, the St. Thomas of Villanova Alumni Medal, the George P. Shultz Award for Public Service from the U.S. Department of State, and UNICO National's Grand Patriot Award.
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