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Vietnam Service Medal is a civil decoration awarded to officers and men for service aboard merchant vessels flying the American flag in Vietnam waters between July 4, 1965, and August 15, 1973. [ 1 ] 9-11 Medal is a special decoration of the U.S. Department of Transportation which was first created in 2002.
A casket team serving as honor guards in a ceremonial role over the remains and as pallbearers. For funerals for an enlisted non-commissioned officer of E-9 rank and officers, the casket is transported via a horse-drawn limbers and caissons. For all other funerals, the casket is transported using a hearse.
A Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy (or in the Naval Reserves) holding a valid U.S. Merchant Marine License for vessels of unlimited ocean tonnage or horsepower. U.S. Merchant Marine Officers who are U.S. Navy Reserve officers while wearing U.S. Navy, U.S. Merchant Marine or U.S. Maritime Service uniforms.
Likewise, a Navy or Marine Corps service member may receive medals and decorations of another military branch, if cross assigned to a command of the respective service. All Navy and Marine Corps members are eligible to receive inter-service awards and decorations as well as approved foreign awards and International awards.
The Navy and Marine Memorial on Columbia Island in Washington, D.C. Detail of the memorial Navy and Marine Memorial sitting upon a temporary concrete foundation circa 1936. [ 1 ] The Navy and Marine Memorial , is a monument honoring sailors of the United States Navy , Coast Guard , the United States Merchant Marine , the NOAA Commissioned ...
Marine veteran Charles Cook Jr., left, who served in the Vietnam War, salutes during the singing of the National Anthem at a ceremony to rename a Compton post office in honor of Pfc. James ...
The first lady’s visit to the South Carolina was the first time a major political figure had visited the South Carolina base in 37 years
Architectural model of the Navy and Marine Monument created circa 1924 by Harvey Wiley Corbett. [2] The Navy and Marine Memorial, is a monument honoring sailors of the United States Navy, Coast Guard, the United States Merchant Marine, the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and others who died at sea during World War I and other times.