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Ceremony of presentation of first Medals of Distinguished Service

At a ceremony at the Binyanei Ha'ooma Congress Center in Jerusalem, 12 April 1973, 382 medals of Distinguished Service were presented.

Medals of Distinguished Service ceremony 1973

Medals of Distinguished Service ceremony 1973 2

Medal presented to the son of Yekutiel Novik.

David Elazar presenting the Medal of Distinguished Service to the son of Yekutiel Novik.