Talk:Legion of Merit

the Legion of Merit is issued in the following degrees:

   * Chief Commander - Chief of State or Head of Government

Peter de la Billiere was a Chief Commander. This seems to be possible error in this article.

Ian Smith

Ian Smith, the former Rhodesian Prime Minister, is a Grand Commander of the Legion of Merit (GCLM). I've linked it here but it occurs that it may not be the same Legion of Merit. Does anyone know? David | Talk 12:26, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Recipients of Legion of Merit

Is the link at the bottom of the article listing the recipients of the LoM supposed to be all-inclusive? Because it isn't so far. How does one go about editing the actual list?

Recipients of Legion of Merit

Martin Clemens recently issued an open letter to the people of the Solomon Islands where he worked as a Coast Watcher during WWII (http://www.roymorgan.com/news/press-releases/2006/482/). He was awarded the Legion of Merit for his services during the Guadalcanal campaign. A precise of his story is available on the US Marine Raiders page: (http://www.usmarineraiders.org/book1.htm). The list needs to be updated (as per the previous post).

Rear Admiral Rodger Simpson

Why was he removed? Is he not considered notable? ScreaminEagle 14:19, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Not particularly. The category for Legion of Merit recipients has something like 400-500 names, all of people considered notable enough to be in wikipedia. Not all deserve a mention in this article. Rodger Simpson, in that regard, is pretty low on the importance scale. Not to mention the editor who added that name has been making bizarre edits for some time, hyping the ship he was once stationed on - you guessed it, the USS Simpson. --Nobunaga24 01:32, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Ah, thank you for the explanation. It's article lists like these that leave me a bit uncertain as to how notable a wikiperson should be to be included, so I usually just stay away from them as a rule. Are there any general guidelines that would help folks like myself know who can be appropriately "singled out" for lists like these and who doesn't make the cut? --ScreaminEagle 20:18, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I would say for these short lists in the award's main article, I would list (and this is just my rule of thumb) people more well known to the general public. In other words, a famous general, or even an actor who fought in a war, or someone notable for the uniqueness of their award - i.e. he was awarded 48 silver stars in his career (no one ever has been). Simpson meets none of the criteria; additionally (as stated above) the editor contributing that has been making a number of questionable edits - I no longer assume good faith from him ;)--Nobunaga24 00:33, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Notable Recipients

In my opinion the heading "Notable Recipients" is redundant and potentially insulting to recipients not listed. My thinking is that anyone who receives this decoration is obviously notable otherwise he or she would not have received the metal.Kinema 09:11, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm not so sure about that. My uncle received one, but I doubt anyone here has ever heard of him. I also doubt he'd cry himself to sleep if you told him he wasn't notable, either. It's not like the Medal of Honor; just getting one doesn't make you notable, at least not in the eyes of Wikipedia. If they can't get an article of their own based on what they've done in their lives/careers, they're not notable. So I think making the distinction is a good one. It recognizes that many people have received the award, but these are the people who have received it and are also notable for other achievements in their lives. --ScreaminEagle 16:21, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Republican Presidential Legion of Merit

Should we do a disambig for the political award of similar name and similar appearance? 155.84.57.253 (talk) 13:31, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Grand Commander

Is this similar to the Grand Crosses of other orders? Does it come with a breast star and sash? 130.195.5.7 (talk) 01:09, 21 July 2008 (UTC)