the medal, the recipient also receives a ribbon bar and a certificate from the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission. Until 2018 the certificate of honor indicated which class of the order in which he or she has been named to was to be stated. According to the 1988 regulation, the medal of the Order must be worn on the upper left side of the recipient's uniform. The regulation also decreed that the medal itself can only be worn during special meetings and celebrations, while the ribbon bars are allowed in daily functions. Recipient First Class Order of Heroic Exemplar From the renaming of the award in 2011, to the end of December 2016, a total of 14 people have received the First Class Medal of the Order of Heroic Exemplar, including 2 general officers, 7 field and junior grade officers, and 1 private. Of the 14 recipients, 4 of them are posthumously awarded. Second Class Order of Heroic Exemplar Not all individuals who received the Second Class Order of Heroic Exemplar were reported in the public media. Notes References Citations Sources Awards established in 1951 Military awards and decorations of China Military awards and decorations of the People's Liberation Army People's Volunteer Army 1951 establishments in China Hero (title)