Created in 2002 by order of President George W. Bush. Service: All Services Instituted: 2003 Dates 1954 to date TBD Criteria: Authorized for US military who served in the Republic of Korea to uphold the armistice between South and North Korea. Service in the Korean theater must have been at least thirty consecutive days. Devices: […]
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Service: Navy Instituted: 1936 Criteria: Landings on foreign territory and operations against armed opposition for which no specific campaign medal has been authorized Devices: Silver letter “W” (denotes bar below), Bronze, Silver Star Bars: “Wake Island” Navy Expeditionary Medal Overview The Navy Expeditionary Medal was authorized on August 5, 1936. The medal is awarded to […]
Air Medal Devices
Individual Awards for Air Medal Devices Still on the general subject of ribbon appurtenances, we shall now turn our attention to the case of Air Medal Devices, the classic example of how many different ways the Services can specify the wearing of devices, both now and in the past. As mentioned in the previous section, both […]
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Service: All Services Instituted: 2004 Dates 2001 to Present Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Criteria: Active participation in, or service in support of Global War on Terrorism operations on or after 11 September, 2001. Devices: All Services: Bronze Star Global War on Terrorism Service Medal – Overview Awarded […]
Soldier’s Medal
Service: Army Instituted: 1926 Soldier’s Medal Criteria: Heroism not involving actual conflict with an armed enemy of the United States Devices: Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster Soldier’s Medal – History Authorized by Congress on July 2, 1926 to any member of the Army, National Guard or Reserves for heroism not involving actual conflict with an armed […]
