Mariano Numeriano Castañeda was a Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Provincial Governor of Cavite, Philippine Constabulary, United States Armed Forces in the Far East, and a recipient the Philippines highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor.
Mariano Castañeda
Armed Forces of the Philippines Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the Armed Forces of the Philippines' highest military honor awarded for a conspicuous deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty that distinguishes the recipient from his comrades. It is defined in the Philippine Army Awards and Decorations reference material FC 1–0062, itself adapted from the Armed Forces of the Philippines Awards and Decorations Handbook, Second Edition published in 1997, as an award for "heroism in combat" and is foremost in the order of precedence of awards and decorations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Service ribbon (top) and Medal of Valor on neck ribbon
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