Interesting US Army medal situation from this 2006 incident. Article linked. What are your thoughts?
Fort Hood Medical Soldiers Awarded for Heroism
TL:DR - Army Doctor (Major) and Army Nurse (Lieutenant Colonel) treat and save a patient with an unexploded RPG in his abdomen. Doctor receives a Soldiers Medal (non-combat heroism). Nurse receives an Army Commendation Medal for Valor (only for combat action).
With full respect for the bravery and professionalism these officers showed, how can these two medals be awarded for the same action?
Soldiers Medal Critera - . The heroism must have involved a clearly recognizable personal hazard or danger and the voluntary risk of life under conditions not involving conflict with an armed enemy. If the heroism to be recognized was performed under combat conditions, a decoration for valor is the appropriate award. (AR 600-8-22)
Army Commendation Medal for Valor - Prior to 2017, the Army awarded the "V" solely to denote participation in acts of heroism involving conflict with an armed enemy.