1.   And he won a high decoration, the Military Cross, for his prowess as an army major commanding tanks in World War II.

2.   He posthumously awarded Brown a high Croatian decoration.

3.   National soccer team coach Berti Vogts received a high state decoration Sunday for leading Germany to the European Championship title this summer in England.

4.   The departing minister also received a high state decoration from the president.

5.   Bulatovic has barred Karadzic from Montenegro so as to avoid having one day to arrest the Serb leader who in better times bestowed a high decoration on him.