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  2. Category : Orders, decorations, and medals templates

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    <noinclude>[[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character. The main articles for this category are order (distinction) and medal .

  3. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

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    During the First and Second World Wars, the Croix de Guerre medals of France and Belgium, as well as the French Military Medal and Luxembourg War Cross, were further issued as unit citation cords, known as Fourragère. Service members could receive both the individual award and the unit cord; in the case of the later, the unit citation could ...

  4. United States military award devices - Wikipedia

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    The United States Armed Forces authorize certain medal and ribbon devices that may be worn if authorized on a defined set of United States military decorations and awards. [1] The devices vary between 3 ⁄ 16 inch to 13 ⁄ 32 inch in size and are usually attached to suspension and service ribbons of medals and to unit award ribbons. The ...

  5. Combat Action Ribbon - Wikipedia

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    In full dress uniform medals are worn on the member's left side. The CAR is therefore worn on the right side of the uniform. The CAR is the highest rated ribbon-only award in the U.S. military decorations order of precedence and is superseded only by medals of meritorious achievement and combat valor.

  6. Medal ribbon - Wikipedia

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    A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. [1] Each country's government has its own rules on what ribbons can be worn in what circumstances and in which ...

  7. Category:Awards and decorations of the United States Marine ...

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    Marine Corps Brevet Medal; Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal; Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon; Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon; Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Meritorious Unit Commendation

  8. Badges of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    As described in Chapters 4 and 5 of Marine Corps Uniform Regulations, [1] "badges" are categorized as breast insignia (worn immediately above ribbons/medals), [2] identification badges (usually worn at breast pocket level), [3] and marksmanship badges (worn immediately below ribbons).

  9. Navy and Marine Corps Medal - Wikipedia

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    The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The medal was established by an act of Congress on 7 August 1942, and is authorized under 10 U.S.C. § 6246. The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is ...