Ermey (John Hay) Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War, a 1999 television documentary from PBS The Spanish–American War: First Intervention, a 2007 docudrama from The History Channel Baler, a 2008 film about the Siege of Baler Los últimos de Filipinas ("The Last Ones of the Philippines"), a 1945 Spanish biographical film directed by Antonio Román Amigo, 2010 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, a well-acclaimed 2016 film about the Siege of Baler Military decorations United States The United States awards and decorations of the Spanish–American War were as follows: Wartime service and honors Medal of Honor Specially Meritorious Service Medal Spanish Campaign Medal—upgradeable to include the Silver Citation Star to recognize those U.S. Army members who had performed individual acts of heroism West Indies Campaign Medal Sampson Medal, West Indies service under Admiral William T. Sampson Dewey Medal, service during the Battle of Manila Bay under Admiral George Dewey Spanish War Service Medal, U.S. Army homeland service Postwar occupation service Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal Army of Cuban Occupation Medal Spain Army Cross of Military Merit/Cruces del Mérito Militar—Spain issued two Crosses of Military Merit including one for fighters with a red badge and a red ribbon with a white stripe, and one for non-fighters with a white badge and a white ribbon with a red stripe. An example of the Silver Cross of Military Merit with the red emblem for fighters was issued on July 18 of 1898 for good behavior on the 11th of May in defense of the fortress of El Faro and the Pueblo de Jagua on May 11 in the Battle of Cienfuegos. Army Operations Medal/Medalla Para Ejercito de Operaciones, Cuba Medal for Volunteers/Medalla Para Los Volunatrios, Cuban Campaign, 1895–1898 Army Operations Medal for Valor, Discipline and Loyalty, Philippines, 1896–1898 Army Medal for Volunteers/Medalla Para Los Voluntarios, Philippines, Luzon Campaign, 1896–1897 Other countries The governments of Spain and Cuba issued a wide variety of military awards to honor Spanish, Cuban, and Philippine soldiers who had served in the conflict. See also Battles of the Spanish–American War Bolton Hall (activist), opposed the war Commonwealth of the Philippines 1st Separate Brigade (Philippine Expedition) List of weapons of the Spanish–American War Spain–United States relations Timeline of the Spanish–American War Write your essay about on Wikiversity Notes Footnotes Source citations General references . An encyclopedia Cervera Y Topete, Pascual. Office of Naval Intelligence War Notes No. VII: