Awards and decorations of the United States military
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Awards and decorations of the United States military are military decorations of the which recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed forces. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.
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Active United States medals and ribbons
- Medal of Honor
- Inter-service medals of the United States military
- Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy
- Awards and decorations of the United States Army
- Awards and deocrations of the United States Air Force
- Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard
- Awards and decorations of the National Guard
To denote additional achievements or multiple awards of the same decoration, the United States military maintains a number of award devices which are pinned to service ribbons and medals.
Unoffical and obsolete decorations
- Obsolete military awards of the United States
- United States service medals of the World Wars
- Unoffical decorations of the United States military
Foriegn and international decorations
See also
Related articles
Official links
- The Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/)
- U.S. Navy Service and Campaign Medals (http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/)
- Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia (http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/r670_1.pdf) (in PDF format)
- Military Awards (U.S. Army) (http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/r600_8_22.pdf) (in PDF format)