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The Volunteer Long Service Medal was instituted in 1894 as an award for long service by other ranks in the part-time Volunteer Force of the United Kingdom. In 1896 the grant of this medal was extended to members of Volunteer Forces throughout the British Empire and a separate new medal was instituted, the Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies.
A recipient who had earlier been awarded any Long Service and Good Conduct Medal or the Efficiency Medal or a clasp to either for service in the ranks, was not permitted to wear the medal or clasp together with the decoration until the full service periods prescribed for each medal or clasp and the decoration had been completed. [1] [8] [14] [20]
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.
Connecticut Long Service Medal - "The Adjutant General, upon receipt of an application, shall present the long service medal adopted by this state to each soldier or sailor who has completed ten years' faithful service in the armed forces of the state and for each additional five years' service therein the adopted clasp in exchange. In the ...
In undress uniform, on the ribbon of the medal, one silver Geneva or St Andrew's cross emblem is added to the medal ribbon for five additional years of service. [2] At twenty years of additional service the silver emblems are replaced by a silver-gilt emblem. Up to four silver-gilt emblems can replace the silver type to denote 25, 30, and 35 ...
U.S. Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., participates in a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier earlier in an undated photo posted to social media on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.
Service Star (Congo) Long Service Medal (Military) (Singapore) Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal; Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (20 Years) Medal; Singapore Armed Forces National Service Medal; Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal; SS Long Service Award
Named for Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, lawmakers by 389-9 approved the Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.