Sam Houston Award Medal

Type| Service decoration
Awarded for| Service
Description| The neck ribbon is red, yellow and green striped. The medal is a bronze Maltese cross with a circle containing the coat of arms of the Texas State Guard with olive and live oak branches on either side. Around the circle are the words "Texas State Guard Association".
Presented by| Texas
Eligibility| Awarded to members of the Texas Military Forces or the Association
Status| Currently awarded.

Ribbon of Sam Houston Award Medal

## Eligibility[edit]

The Sam Houston Award Medal is a medal within the awards and decorations of the Texas State Guard Nonprofit Association that may be awarded to a member of the Texas Military Forces. This includes Air National Guard, Army National Guard, and State Guard.[1]

## Use[edit]

The Sam Houston Award Medal is awarded by the Texas State Guard Nonprofit Association for exceptional achievement furthering the aims and goals of the Nation, State, Community, Texas Military Forces, and the Texas State Guard Nonprofit Association. The nominee must be considered a visionary whose distinguished service was conducted with the highest military standard of integrity, leadership, patriotism, and professionalism. The actions of the nominee must include 5 years of service to Texas Military Forces or the Association. The nominee must also be a current member or associate member of the Texas State Guard Nonprofit Association or must be a current or former member of the Military Forces of the State of Texas. Second and additional receipt of this award is indicated by a gold star.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Awards". State Guard Association of Texas. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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Sam Houston

* United States House of Representatives (1823–1827)
* Governor of Tennessee (1827–1829)
* Texian Army Commander-in-chief (1835–1836)
* President of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838; 1841–1844)
* Republic of Texas House of Representatives (1839–1841)
* United States Senate (1846–1859)
* Governor of Texas (1859–1861)

History|

| Family and
personal life|

* Eliza Allen
* Tom Blue
* Antoinette Power Houston Bringhurst
* Thomas Caruthers
* Price Daniel Jr.
* Andrew Jackson Houston
* Joshua Houston
* Margaret Bell Houston
* Margaret Lea Houston
* Sam Houston Jr.
* Temple Lea Houston
* John Jolly
* Nancy Moffette Lea
* Houston family tree
* List of United States political families

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Homes|

* Woodland (Huntsville, Texas)
* Texas Governor's Mansion
* Steamboat House (Huntsville, Texas)
* Mrs. Sam Houston House

Texas Revolution|

* Battle of San Jacinto
* Consultation of 1835
* Convention of 1836
* Runaway Scrape
* Texas Declaration of Independence
* Timeline of the Texas Revolution
* Timeline of the Republic of Texas
* Treaties of Velasco
* Yellowstone steamboat

Cultural relations|

* Sam Houston and slavery
* Sam Houston and Native American relations

Monuments and
memorials|

| Tennessee|

* Houston County
* Sam Houston Schoolhouse

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Texas|

* Houston
* Fort Sam Houston
* Sam Houston Coliseum
* Houston County
* Sam Houston High School (Arlington, Texas)
* Sam Houston High School (Houston)
* The Sam Houston Hotel
* Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center
* Sam Houston National Forest
* Sam Houston Park
* Sam Houston Race Park
* Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center
* Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge
* Sam Houston State University

Other places|

* Houston County, Minnesota
* Houston, Mississippi
* Houston, Missouri

Military|

* Sam Houston Award Medal (Texas)
* USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609)

Public art|

* Sam Houston Monument (Houston)
* Sam Houston (Austin and Washington, DC)
* A Tribute to Courage statue (Hunstville)
* Texas Heroes Monument

Misc|

* Sam Houston Zephyr

Popular culture|

| Television|

* Gone to Texas
* Texas Rising

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Film|

* The Alamo (1960)
* The Alamo (2004)
* The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
* The Conqueror (1917 film)
* The First Texan
* Man of Conquest

Publications|

* Bibliography of Sam Houston

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