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The reason for the non-historical medals is US law:
Whoever manufactures, sells, or possesses any badge, identification card, or other insignia, of the design prescribed by the head of any department or agency of the United States for use by any officer or employee thereof, or any colorable imitation thereof, or photographs, prints, or in any other manner makes or executes any engraving, photograph, print, or impression in the likeness of any such badge, identification card, or other insignia, or any colorable imitation thereof, except as authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ht...1----000-.html
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1. Is a medal a "badge"? Maybe not. The intent of the statute is to prevent impersonation of military uniforms by civilians.
2. What are the noted regulations?
Dozens of games back to the early 1980s have shown US medals in award screens. I have probably eigth or ten Microprose games alone that did so.