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NATO Bosnia Medal

Service: All Services Instituted: Yugoslavia: 1 July 1992 Kosovo: 7 June 2000 Criteria: Service under NATO command and in direct support of NATO operations for (a) 30 days service in or 90 days outside the former Republic of Yugoslavia and … Continue reading →

Philippine Independence Medal

Service: Republic of the Philippines Instituted: 1946 (Criteria Modified 1954) Criteria: Receipt of both the Philippine Defense and Liberation Ribbons. Originally awarded to those present for duty in the Philippines on 4 July 1946. Devices: None Awarded by the Philippine … Continue reading →

United Nations Medal

Service: All Services Instituted: 1964 Criteria: Six months service with any U.N. peacekeeping mission. Devices: Bronze Star Notes: Above date denotes when award was authorized for wear by U.S. Armed Forces personnel. For six months service on behalf of the … Continue reading →

Plans from the Army to Reactivate 7th Infantry Division

This article was originally posted here on the U.S Department of Defense website. We thought it would be of value for our readers here and wanted to share it. Army Announces Plans to Reactivate 7th Infantry Division By Marisa Petrich … Continue reading →

RVN Armed Forces Honor Medal 1st Class

Armed Forces Honor Medal (Republic of Vietnam) Country: Republic of Vietnam Instituted: 1953 Criteria: For officers contributions to the formation and organization of the Armed Forces and the training of troops and technical cadres of the various branches. It was … Continue reading →

WWII Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

Service: Marine Corps Instituted: 1896 Criteria: Outstanding performance and conduct during three years of continuous active enlisted service in the U.S. Marine Corps Devices: Bronze, Silver Star Notes: Earlier ribbon was 1¼” wide The Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal is … Continue reading →

Vietnam War Hero to Receive Posthumous Medal of Honor

This article was originally posted on the defense.gov website here and we thought it would be a valuable read for our visitors. __________________ Army News Service WASHINGTON, April 17, 2012 – Army Spc. 4 Leslie H. Sabo Jr., a rifleman … Continue reading →

WWII Navy Good Conduct Medal

Service: Navy Instituted: 1884 Criteria: Outstanding performance and conduct during three years of continuous active enlisted service in the U.S. Navy Devices: Bronze, Silver Star The Navy Good Conduct Medal was authorized on November 21, 1884. The medal is awarded … Continue reading →

Newest United Nations Ribbon

We recently received this update on the newest United Nations ribbon and wanted to share it with our readers. We’ll post more as we hear. Subject: Newest United Nations Ribbon The “Last” of the recent United Nations ribbons has been … Continue reading →

WWII French Croix de Guerre Medal

Country: France Instituted: 1915 Reinstituted: 1939 Criteria: Individual feats of arms as recognized by mention in dispatches. Devices: Bronze Palm similar to (55), Bronze, Silver, Gold Stars similar to (105) through (107) denote level of award and additional awards. Notes: … Continue reading →