Freedom Medal of Valor
The Freedom Medal of Valor is a medal awarded to Scientologists. It is a larger version of the more common Freedom Medal awarded annually to members of the Church of Scientology for "bringing greater freedom to mankind". Established in 1985, the Freedom Medal has had 80 recipients; however to date the Freedom Medal of Valor has had but a single recipient - Tom Cruise. His medal was awarded for "humanitarian work of a larger global scale."Design
Medal
The medal is circular, approximately 4 inches in diameter. It is gold or gold-colored with embedded diamonds. The obverse design includes two interlocking triangles, representing the ARC and KRC triangles, connected by a letter "S", representing scio - Latin for "I Know". On the upper portion of the medal are the words "Freedom Medal".Ribbon
The medal was originally suspended from a blue and green neck ribbon, however subsequent photographs of Cruise wearing the medal show it being suspended from a metallic chain.
