>>In fact, I think I'll ask: what medal is
>>Prescott going to be surprised by for that effort, and will he get it
>>from UF-Starfleet, or the WDF?
>
>From the Wedge Defense Force, he would probably get two medals: the
>Star of Avalon First Class (a medal also awarded by the IPO and other
>Zetan organizations, such as the New Avalon Police Department)

Does the Star of Avalon have a modern-day equivalent (albeit an inexact one)? My first thought was that it would be analogous to the Silver Star, but I wasn't know if its analogue would be lower or higher (or even a decoration from a different service).