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2. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

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   Service ribbons, ribbon devices, and badge awards displayed on a Command Master Chief Petty Officer's service uniform.. Various medals, service ribbons, ribbon devices, and specific badges recognize military service and personal accomplishments of members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

3. Obsolete military awards of the United States - Wikipedia

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   This is since a large number of veterans still display such medals as retirement awards or through functions and ceremonies with various veteran groups such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. The following decorations have been declared obsolete with most such decorations indicating service in military operations prior to ...

4. Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States ...

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   Marines receive the Navy version of the Medal of Honor while a Coast Guard version, which exists in theory, has never been bestowed (the one Coast Guard recipient of the Medal of Honor received the Navy version [11]). The following are the various military medals of the United States which are considered inter-service awards and decorations.

5. List of decorations awarded by the United States National Guard

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   The commissioner in conjunction with the Adjutant General shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, setting forth the process for designing the ribbon and medal, identifying veterans who are eligible for the ribbon and medal under this section and establishing procedures for distributing the ribbon and medal to each eligible veteran.

6. Service star - Wikipedia

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   A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star 3 ⁄ 16 inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period. [1]

7. Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the ...

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   After the Spanish–American War, however, medals in the U.S. Army fell into disuse and, apart from a few peacetime Medal of Honor decorations, two medals for service in Mexico, or on the border, during the period 1911–17, plus the Civil War Campaign Medal and the Indian Campaign Medal, both finally authorized in 1907, there were no further ...