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Order of Saint Maurice was established in 1996 in the pattern of the Cavalry & Armor Association's Order of St. George Medallion and is awarded by the
National Infantry Association The National Infantry Association (NIA) was established in April 1982 at Fort Benning, Georgia as the Infantry Association, operating as a titular organization for the subscribers of “Infantry” magazine. In 1994, it was incorporated as the ...
and the certificate is signed by the Chief of Infantry of the
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. It is named after
Saint Maurice Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, Maurits, or Mauritius; ) was an Egyptians, Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Roman Empire, Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of tha ...
, the leader of the Roman
Theban Legion The Theban Legion (also known as the Martyrs of Agaunum) figures in Christianity, Christian hagiography as a Roman legion from Roman Egypt, Egypt —"six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men" — consisting of Christian soldiers who were marty ...
in the 3rd century. The five levels of the Order of Saint Maurice are: ''"The Order of Saint Maurice'' has five levels. A nominee for the Order of Saint Maurice must have served the Infantry community with distinction; must have demonstrated a significant contribution in support of the Infantry; and must represent the highest standards of integrity, moral character, professional competence, and dedication to duty. The same medallion is used for each level, with an attachment that identifies the level." *Primicerius – The highest level, for those who have made a significant contribution to the Infantry. The most significant awardees receive the Doughboy Award. Must be or have been Infantry Branch. *Centurion – For middle level, brigade and battalion officers and NCOs, and special nominees who have made an outstanding contribution to the Infantry. Must be or have been Infantry Branch. *Legionnaire – For outstanding or conspicuous contribution to the Infantry. Non-infantry branch personnel are eligible. *Peregrinus – For foreign military personnel who have served in or supported the U.S. Army Infantry. *Civis – For civilian who have made significant or outstanding contributions to the Infantry. The Shield of
Sparta Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...
is an award for spouses who have contributed, in some way, to the Infantry. The Order of Saint Maurice and the Shield of Sparta are awarded by the National Infantry Association and the U.S. Army’s Chief of Infantry (Commanding General of Fort Moore).


Namesake

Saint Maurice was Primicerius of the Theban Legion. In 287 AD it marched in service of the Roman Empire fighting against the revolt in the Berguadae Gauls. His men were composed entirely of Christians recruited from upper Egypt, near the Valley of the Kings. The Legion marched to the Mediterranean Sea, was transported across, and traveled across Italy to an area in Switzerland. Serving under Augustus Maximian Hercules, better known to history as
Maximian Maximian (; ), nicknamed Herculius, was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was ''Caesar (title), Caesar'' from 285 to 286, then ''Augustus (title), Augustus'' from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocleti ...
, Maurice was ordered to have his legionnaires offer pagan sacrifices before battle near the Rhone at Martigny. The Theban Legion refused to participate, and also refused to kill innocent civilians in the conduct of their duty, and withdrew to the town of Agaunum. Enraged, Maximian ordered every tenth man killed, yet they still refused. A second time the General ordered Maurice’s men to participate and again they refused. Maurice declared his earnest desire to obey every order lawful in the eyes of God. “We have seen our comrades killed,” came the reply. “Rather than sorrow, we rejoice at the honor done to them.” At this Maximian ordered the butchery of the Thebans and the martyrdom of Saint Maurice. September 22 is the traditional feast day."


Notable recipients

* Abizaid, John P. – retired
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(2000) * Anderson, Mark E.major general (2004) * Bolger, Daniel P. – retired
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(2013) * Connelly, William A., 6th
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(1979), OSM Primicerius (Doughboy Award, 2004) * Dailey, Daniel A., 15th
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(Ret), (2015) * Dye, Dale A. Jr., retired
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and actor * Estes, Herbert J., SFC (Ret) U.S. Army Infantry (1998) * Forbes James G. retired – command sergeant major (2015) * Gailliard, Amos M. Jr. – served in the
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and was a brigadier general in the
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(2008) * Houtsma, Gary – mechanical engineer for the
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, awarded for leading the team that developed the
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(2014) * Kristoffersen, EirikChief of Defence, Norway (2015) * Meyer, Edward C. – former
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(1983) * Moore, Harold G. – retired
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(1977) * Perot, Ross H.
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, awarded for sponsoring
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(1980) * Petry, Leroy A., retired
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and
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recipient (2011) * Plumley, Basil L. – retired command sergeant major (1974) * Powell, Colin L. – retired general and former
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(1993) * Puckett, Ralph Jr. – retired
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and
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recipient (1971) * Ridgway, Matthew B. – retired
general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
(1955)


Gallery

File:John Abizaid.jpg , John P. Abizaid, general, U.S. Army (2007) File:Mark E. Anderson.jpg, Mark E. Anderson, major general, U.S. Army (2007) File:Lt.Gen.Daniel P. Bolger.jpg , Daniel P. Bolger, lieutenant general, U.S. Army (2013) File:William_A_Connelly.jpg, William A. Connelly, 6th sergeant major of the army (1979) File:MatthewBRidgway.jpg , Matthew Ridgway, general, U.S. Army (1955) File:RossPerotColor.jpg , Ross Perot, lieutenant, U.S. Navy (1957) File:CSM(R) Basil L. Plumley at West Point 10 May 2010.JPG , Basil L. Plumley, command sergeant major, U.S. Army (1974) File:LTG(R) Hal Moore at West Point 10 May 2010.JPG , Harold Gregory Moore, Jr., lieutenant general, U.S. Army (1977) File:GEN Meyer, Edward C USA.JPEG , Edward Charles Meyer, general, U.S. Army (1983) File:GEN Colin Powell.JPG , Colin Powell, general, U.S. Army (1993) File:Leroy A Petry.jpg , Leroy Arthur Petry, master sergeant, U.S. Army (2011) File:John Russell. British Army Major-army.mil-2008-07-09-171517.jpg , John Russell, major, U.K. Army, chief of operations, 1st Cav. Div. (2014) File:Daniel A. Dailey.jpg , Daniel A. Dailey, 15th sergeant major of the army (2015) File:Dale Dye.jpg , Dale A. Dye Jr., captain, U.S. Marine Corps


References


External links


Infantry AssociationA complete list of awardees
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