This entire disussion is based on the idea we desire to hit, injure or kill then enemy.
That is at odds with the idea of a medal for NOT hitting, injuring or killing the enemy.
We don’t have a consistent name for the enemy, or even complete commitment to the idea we have enemies.
In half the time we have been “fighting” after 9-11-2001 the United States, had over 16 million citizens in the military, defeated Germany, Italy and Japan.
And they have stayed defeated, because we killed enemy soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians until we achieved unconditional surrender.
Something we aren’t even close to doing, in the new America.
Since WWII about the only war we have won, where the enemy stayed surrendered was Grenada.
There were a bunch of Cubans there IIRC, but your point is well taken.
I miss Ronald Reagan.