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WWII Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

Posted on April 24, 2012 by MedalsOfAmerica

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Service: Marine Corps
Instituted: 1896
Criteria: Outstanding performance and conduct during three years of continuous active enlisted service in the U.S. Marine Corps
Devices: Bronze, Silver Star
Notes: Earlier ribbon was 1¼” wide

The Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal is awarded for outstanding performance, based on good conduct and faithful service for three- year periods of continuous active enlisted service. This medal is worn after the Prisoner of War Medal and before the Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal. Read Full Story Here...

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Vietnam War Hero to Receive Posthumous Medal of Honor

Posted on April 18, 2012 by MedalsOfAmerica

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This article was originally posted on the defense.gov website here and we thought it would be a valuable read for our visitors.

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Army News Service

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2012 – Army Spc. 4 Leslie H. Sabo Jr., a rifleman with the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War, will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor in a May 16 ceremony, White House officials announced yesterday. Read Full Story Here...

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WWII Navy Good Conduct Medal

Posted on April 16, 2012 by MedalsOfAmerica

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Service: Navy
Instituted: 1884
Criteria: Outstanding performance and conduct during three years of continuous active enlisted service in the U.S. Navy
Devices: Bronze, Silver Star

The Navy Good Conduct Medal was authorized on November 21, 1884. The medal is awarded to enlisted personnel of the United States Navy and Naval Reserve (active duty) for creditable, above average professional performance, military behavior, leadership, military appearance and adaptability based on good conduct and faithful service for three-year periods of continuous active service. Read Full Story Here...

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Newest United Nations Ribbon

Posted on April 12, 2012 by MedalsOfAmerica

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We recently received this update on the newest United Nations ribbon and wanted to share it with our readers. We’ll post more as we hear.

LHB70A- UNISFA (Abyei)

Subject: Newest United Nations Ribbon

The “Last” of the recent United Nations ribbons has been loomed and a scan is enclosed.

The official name for the new guy is:

UNISFA- “United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei”

but I haven’t yet determined anything about the town (city (?), village (?, what have you) except that it’s in South Sudan. Read Full Story Here...

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WWII French Croix de Guerre Medal

Posted on April 10, 2012 by MedalsOfAmerica

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Country: France
Instituted: 1915
Reinstituted: 1939
Criteria: Individual feats of arms as recognized by mention in dispatches.
Devices: Bronze Palm similar to (55), Bronze, Silver, Gold Stars similar to (105) through (107) denote level of award and additional awards.
Notes: Belgium awarded its own Croix de Guerre to selected U.S. personnel.

Pronounced CROY DAY GARE.