Medal of Valour in Combat

Argentine Nation to the Valour in Combat Medal (Spanish: Medalla "La Nación Argentina al Valor en Combate") is the second highest military decoration given by the President of Argentina.

The decoration consists of a bronze circular medal bearing the Coat of arms of Argentina surrounded by the legends "La Nación Argentina" (top) and "al Valor en Combate" (bottom), suspended from a chest ribbon of equal light blue-white-light blue stripes.

Recipients of the Medal for service during the 1982 Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur) are listed below.

Argentine Army

 * First Lieutenant Ruben Eduardo Marquez 602 Commando Company
 * First Lieutenant Roberto Mario Fiorito 601 Assault Helicopter Battalion
 * First Lieutenant Juan Carlos Buschiazo 601 Assault Helicopter Battalion
 * Sub-Lieutenant Juan Domingo Baldini 7th Infantry Regiment
 * Sub-Lieutenant Oscar Augusto Silva 4th Infantry Regiment
 * First Sergeant Oscar Humberto Blas 602 Commando Company
 * Sergeant Sergio Ismael García 25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
 * Sergeant Raúl Dimotta 601 Combat Aviation Battalion
 * First Corporal Dario Rolando Ríos 7th Infantry Regiment
 * Corporal Mario Rodolfo Castro 25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
 * Private 63 Class Fabricio Edgar Carrascull 25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
 * Private 63 Class Roque Evaristo Sanchez 12th Regiment
 * Private 63 Class Avelino Nestor Oscar Pegoraro 12th Regiment

Argentine Navy

 * Capitán de Fragata CARLOS HUGO ROBACIO 5th Marine Infantry Battalion
 * Capitán de Corbeta ALOIS ESTEBAN PAYAROLA
 * Teniente de Fragata DIEGO GARCIA QUIROGA
 * Cabo Principal FRANCISCO SOLANO PAEZ
 * Cabo Segundo ERNESTO URBINA Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos
 * Soldado Conscripto ROMUALDO BAZAN

Argentine Air Force

 * Comodore Gustavo Enrique Aguirre Faget
 * Vice Comodore Jorge Nelson Barrionuevo
 * Major Jose Ernesto Basilio
 * Captain Jose Leonidas Ardiles
 * Captain Jorge Humberto Bacchiddu
 * First Lieutenant Juan Jose Arraras (A4 Skyhawk Pilot)
 * Suboficial Mayor Guillermo Mario Aguirre
 * Suboficial Mayor Jose Antonio Alvarez
 * Suboficial Mayor Mario Nestor Amengual
 * Suboficial Principal Manuel Alberto Albelos
 * Suboficial Principal Oscar Antonio Ardizzoni
 * Suboficial Principal Pedro Cesar Bazan
 * Suboficial Auxiliar Roberto Osvaldo Alonso
 * Cabo Hector Walter Aguirre

Argentine Army

 * Lieutenant Colonel CARLOS ALBERTO QUEVEDO GA Aerot 4
 * Major OSCAR RAMON JAIMET Rl Mec 6
 * Major MARIO LUIS CASTAGNETO 601 Commando Company
 * Major GUILLERMO RUBEN BERAZAY  Rl Mec 3
 * Captain RODRIGO ALEJANDRO SOLOAGA Esc ExpI C Bl 10
 * Captain JORGE RODOLFO SVENDSEN 601 Assault Helicopter Battalion
 * First Lieutenant JORGE AGUSTIN ECHEVERRIA
 * First Lieutenant CARLOS DANIEL ESTEBAN   25th Infantry Regiment
 * First Lieutenant HORACIO FERNANDO LAURIA
 * First Lieutenant JULIO CESAR NAVONE GA 3
 * First Lieutenant CARLOS ALBERTO CHANAMPA   GA Aerot 4
 * First Lieutenant HUGO ALBERTO PEREZ COMETO 601 Combat Aviation Battalion
 * First Lieutenant ALEJANDO ESTEBAN VILLAGRA
 * First Lieutenant EDUARDO ERNESTO LOPEZ LEGUIZAMON
 * Lieutenant RAMON GALINDEZ MATIENZO Rl Mec 7
 * Lieutenant RAUL CASTAÑEDA Rl Mec 7
 * Sub-Lieutenant OSCAR ROBERTO REYES RI 25
 * Sub-Lieutenant ERNESTO PELUFFO  RI 12
 * Sub-Lieutenant MARCELO ALBERTO LLAMBIAS PRAVAZ RI 4
 * First Sergeant JUAN CARLOS COHELO RI 12
 * First Sergeant JOSE RIVAS
 * First Sergeant ROLANDO SPIZUOCCO RI Mec 7
 * Sergeant JOSE MARIA GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ
 * Sergeant MIGUEL ALFREDO MORENO
 * First Corporal MANUEL ADAN MEDINA Rl Mec 7
 * First Corporal LUIS DORO
 * First Corporal VICENTE BACA
 * First Corporal EDUARDO ANIBAL RAMON CRAVERO
 * First Corporal MARTIN HECTOR SAN MIGUEL
 * Corporal HUGO OSMAR GODOY
 * Corporal MARIO MARVIL PACHECO
 * Corporal GENARO BORDON
 * Private 62 class LUCIANO OSCAR PINTOS RI Mec 12
 * Private 62 class OSCAR WULDRICH
 * Private 62 class EDUARDO GONZALEZ RI 4
 * Private 62 class PEDRO CELESTINO ARRUA
 * Private 62 class HECTOR OMAR REINALDI
 * Private 62 class PEDRO RAMON SAUCEDO
 * Private 62 class RODOLFO SULIN
 * Private LEONARDO RONDI RI Mec 6