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Armed Forces Reserve Medal
All five branches of the US military Services offer the same Armed Forces Reserve Medal which is presented to both officers and enlisted service persons. These medals of America are considered the successor to the US military medals formerly know... read more
Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon
On July 15, 1997, the Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton, established the Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon. These medals of America service awards honor the Marine Corps personnel who have served as U.S. Embassy Security Guards and is retroacti... read more
Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon
The Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon was created in July of 1997. These medals of America awards recognize enlisted members of the Marine Corps who have trained and qualified as Marine Corps Drill Instructors. To qualify for these US militar... read more
Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon
The Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon was authorized by order of the Secretary of the Navy in June of 1995. These US military medals were made retroactive to January of 1973. These medals of America awards are presented to Marine Corps officers and... read more
Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon
The Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon was officially created by the Department of the Navy in June of 1987. These US military medals are given to all members of the Navy or Marine Corps who complete one year of consecutive or cumulati... read more
Navy Arctic Service Ribbon
The Navy Arctic Service Ribbon was established in May of 1986 and made retroactive to January of 1982. These US military medals are presented to all Navy and Marine Corps personnel who serve 28 or more consecutive days of duty in the Arctic Circl... read more
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is an award of two of the United States military services: the Navy and the Marine Corps. These US military medals were created at different times in different branches of service, and bear slightly different na... read more
Humanitarian Service Medal
One way new military awards come into existence is by Presidential Order. President Ford authorized the creation of a new military award called the Humanitarian Service Medal on January 19, 1977. Like most medals of America, these military ribbo... read more
Korea Defense Service Medal
President George W. Bush created The Korea Defense Service Medal in 2002 by issuing an Executive Order. These US military medals are authorized for service members who have served in the Republic of Korea to uphold the armistice since July of 195... read more
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
In March of 2003 President George W. Bush issued an Executive Order that created The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. These US military medals recognize service personnel who have performed supporting roles within the US including any admin... read more