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Military Ribbon and Medal Placement

Ribbon And Medal Placement on Army Dress Blues

April 29, 2022November 11, 2022 Joshua Williams

Army Dress Blues Medal & Ribbon Placement Earning a medal or ribbon for your service in the United States Army is a great honor. Part of that honor is getting the opportunity to wear those medals and ribbons on your Army dress blues when the situation calls for it. However, just as is the case […]

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Ordering Military Medals For Someone Else

July 16, 2019October 18, 2022 Joshua Williams

Ordering Military Medals for Someone Else – How Do I Start? Ordering military medals and awards is a perfect way to celebrate and honor those who earned them. Gifting a loved one their medals and awards is a thoughtful gesture that can last a lifetime and be passed down from generations to come. Creating such […]

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National Defense Service Medal: Details and Eligibility

July 1, 2019September 11, 2019 Joshua Williams

Often abbreviated NDSM, the National Defense Service Medal, is awarded to those who have served an honorable service during dates of conflicts. The National Defense Service Medal is jokingly referred to as a participation medal because it is awarded for honorable active duty service. Although it may be the butt of a joke, the National […]

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When Should I Wear My Army Ribbons?

December 26, 2018January 11, 2019 Joshua Williams

The pride associated with serving in America’s Armed Forces lasts a lifetime and is one that is most clearly demonstrated in a service member’s medals, badges and ribbons they’ve earned during their time of service. While in the military, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen are required to wear their medals, ribbons and badges. […]

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The History of the Combat Action Ribbon

November 5, 2018November 26, 2018 Joshua Williams

The Combat Action Ribbon (CAR), awarded to members of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard (when under control of the Navy), is a military ribbon presented to those “who have actively participated in ground or surface combat.” It is because of this specific designation–“ground or surface combat”–that members of the Air Force, Naval Aviators […]

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