Personal Awards
1. Medal of Honor
Distinguish himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in combat.
Chain of Command or Congress Recommends
2,404 awarded

2. Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguish himself by extraordinary heroism in combat. Risk of life and heroism beyond comrades.
13,462 awarded
Device: OLC

3. Navy Cross
Distinguish himself by extraordinary heroism in combat. Risk of life and heroism beyond comrades. Serving Navy or Marine Corps mission.
5,400 awarded
Device: 5/16 Star

4. Air Force Cross
Distinguish himself by extraordinary heroism in combat. Risk of life and heroism beyond comrades. Serving Air Force or Space Force Mission
206 awarded
Device: OLC

5. Coast Guard Cross
Distinguish himself by extraordinary heroism in combat. Risk of life and heroism beyond comrades. Coast Guard mission.
0 awarded
Device: 5/16 Star

6. Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Secretary of Defense to GOFOs to who perform exceptionally meritorious services in a degree of great responsibility in OSD, JCS, Special Command, Outstanding Command, Other Joint Activities.
Device: C, OLC

7. Distinguished Service Medal
GOFOs who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service in a duty. of great responsibility. Ideally wartime. May accrue from a succession of positions.
Device: C, OLC

8. Navy Distinguished Service Medal
GOFOs who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service in a duty. of great responsibility. Ideally wartime. May accrue from a succession of positions. Senior and joint for non-Navy personnel.
Device: C, 5/16 Star

9. Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
GOFOs who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service in a duty. of great responsibility. Ideally wartime. May accrue from a succession of positions. Senior and joint for non-USAF.
Device: C, OLC

10. Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
GOFOs who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service in a duty. of great responsibility. Ideally wartime. May accrue from a succession of positions. Senior and joint for non-USCG.
Device: 5/16 Star

11. Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
GOFOs who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service in a duty. of great responsibility. Ideally wartime. May accrue from a succession of positions. DSCA related for non-DHS.
Device: 5/16 Star

>>65179018
Larp larp larp

12. Silver Star Medal
For gallantry in combat. Singular act of valor or heroism.
100,000 awarded.
Device: OLC

13. Defense Superior Service Medal
Superior meritorious service in a position of great responsibility. Over 12 months, entire joint assignment. Joint LOM.
Device: C, OLC

14. Legion of Merit
Exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. Easier in wartime.
Device: C, R, OLC

15. Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguish himself by heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight.
Device: V, C, OLC

16. Soldier’s Medal
Voluntary noncombat heroism involving personal hazard, danger, risk of life.
Device: OLC

17. Bronze Star Medal
Distinguish himself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service in a combat zone, not in aerial flight.
V device for valor for participation in acts of heroism involving conflict with an armed enemy. OLC
1,000,000 awarded. 2% for valor.

18. Purple Heart
Wounded or killed in combat by enemy forces. A wound requires treatment and generates a medical record. Gunshots, shrapnel, projectile, mine, trap, WMD, injury from vehicular crash caused by attack, and concussion. Friendly fire, on accident, in the heat of the action, may count.
2,000,000 awarded
Device: OLC

19. Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Noncombat outstanding achievement or meritorious service in a joint environment. Typically over 12 months for the entire joint assignment.
Device: C, R, OLC

20. Meritorious Service Medal
Outstanding achievement or meritorious service to the US. (Lesser Legion of Merit, noncombat Bronze Star.)
Device: C, R, OLC

21. Air Medal
Single acts of heroism or meritorious achievements while participating in actual combat.
Device: V, Numeral

22. Joint Service Commendation Medal
Meritorious achievement or service in a joint duty capacity.
Device: V, C, R, OLC

23. Army Commendation Medal
Distinguish themself by heroism, outstanding achievement, or meritorious service.
O6 and below.
Device: V, C, R, OLC

24. Navy Commendation Medal
Distinguish themself by heroism, outstanding achievement, or meritorious service.
O6 and below.
Device: V, 5/16 Star

25. Air Force Commendation Medal
Distinguish themself by heroism, outstanding achievement, or meritorious service.
O6 and below.
Device: V for valor. C for combat conditions. R for remote location. OLC

26. Coast Guard Commendation Medal
Distinguish themself by heroism, outstanding achievement, or meritorious service.
O6 and below.
Devices: V, O, and 5/16 Star

>>65179021
Correct. I am claiming to be one of zero people awarded a Coast Guard Star.

27. Joint Service Achievement Medal
Meritorious service or achievement in either combat or noncombat situations based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature. Joint.
Devices: C, R, and OLC

28. Army Achievement Medal
Meritorious service or achievement in either combat or noncombat situations based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature.
Devices: C, R, and OLC

29. Navy Achievement Medal
Meritorious service or achievement in either combat or noncombat situations based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature.
Devices: C, R, and 5/16 Star

30. Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious service or achievement in either combat or noncombat situations based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature.
Devices: C, R, and OLC

31. Coast Guard Achievement Medal
Meritorious service or achievement in either combat or noncombat situations based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature.
Devices: V, O, C, R, and 5/16 Star

32. Presidential Medal of Freedom (with Distinction)
Presidential discretion. Especially meritorious contribution to US security, interests, world peace, etc.

33. Presidential Citizens Medal.
Presidential discretion. Exemplary deeds or services for his country or fellow citizens.

34. National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguish themself by meritorious action to the betterment of national security, sustained and selfless service.

35. National Intelligence Superior Service Medal
Superior service and lasting contribution to intelligence community.

36. National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal
Single exception contribution to the intelligence community.

37. Public Health Service Commendation Medal
High quality achievements in science, management, professional fields. Unique skills or creative solutions. Technical or professional contributions.

38. Public Health Service Achievement Medal
Superior efforts or outcomes in a program mission.

39. State Department Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award
SecState discretion. Exceptionally outstanding leadership, professional competence, significant accomplishment in foreign affairs.

40. State Department Distinguished Honor Award
Exceptionally outstanding service or achievements.

41. State Department Superior Honor Award
Special act, service, extraordinary performance over 1 year.

42. State Department Meritorious Honor Award
A special act, service, or sustained out

43. Prisoner of War Medal
Captured by foreign military, interned, hostage by a terror group, or hostile individual. If not strictly POW then comparable.
Device: 3/16 Star

44. Reserve Good Conduct Medal
Good conduct every 3 years. O6 and below.
Device: OLC

45. National Defense Service Medal
Service during declared national emergency.
Device: Service Star

46. Antarctica Service Medal
10 or more days on Antarctica or aboard as ship below 60 degrees latitude south.
Device: Wintered Over Clasp

47. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Military operations, UN operations, foreign support.
Device: Service Star, Arrowhead Device

48. Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
Iraq, Syria, post-2014 against ISIS.
Device: Service Star, Arrowhead Device

49. Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
30-60 days in support of certain named operations in certain countries or waterways.
Device: Service Star, Arrowhead Device

50. Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
“Support duty” prior to 2022. In theater after that.

51. Korea Defense Service Medal
30-60 days in South Korea.

52. Mexican Border Defense Medal
30 days on the border supporting CBP.
25,000 awarded.

53. Armed Forces Service Medal
Significant activity with no other approved campaign medal. Named operations.

54. Humanitarian Service Medal
Meritorious direct participation in a significant military act or operation of a humanitarian nature. Listed disasters and operations.
Device: Service Star

55. Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Volunteer service to the local community above and beyond service requirements. Tangible results and favorable to the military. Normally 36 months. Not for a single act or just attending meetings. Once per tour.
Device: Service Star

56. Army Recruiting Ribbon
Qualified referral ships to BCT or equivalent.
Device: Numeral

57. Army Sea Duty Ribbon
2 years in a water craft unit with 25 days aboard or 90 day deployment.
Device: Service Star

58. Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Devices: 10 years of reserve service. Hourglasses for each 10. M for mobilization.

59. Army Service Ribbon
Complete IET.

60. Army Overseas Service Ribbon.
Complete standard overseas tour of duty
Device: Numeral

61. Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
10 day or more AT overseas.
Device: Numeral

62. United Nations Medal
90 days on a UN Peacekeeping Mission. Named list of missions.
Device: Service Star

63. NATO Meritorious Service Medal
150 per year maximum signed by the Secretary General of NATO. Acts of courage, exemplary leadership, personal example, contribution to a NATO activity, hardship in service of NATO.

64. NATO Medal
30 days in theater for a NATO mission. Named list of missions.
Device: Service Star

65. Multinational Force and Observers Medal
170 days on the MFO monitoring the ceasefire between Egypt and Israel. Task Force Sinai.
Device: Numeral

66. Inter-American Defense Board Medal
Tour with or instructor at the Inter-American Defense College.

67. Common Security and Defense Policy Service Medal
30 days in a CDSP/EU mission. Named list of missions.

68. Other Foreign Decorations

Unit Awards

1. Presidential Unit Citation
“Gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions.” Unit equivalent of Distinguished Service Cross. Army, Navy, USAF, Coast Guard, USPHS awards.
Device: OLC

2. Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Joint activities for meritorious achievement or service, superior to that which is normally expected, for actions in the following situations; combat with an armed enemy of the US, a declared national emergency, or under extraordinary circumstances that involve national interests. DOD level Valorous Unit Award equivalent of Silver Star.
Device: OLC

3. Valorous Unit Award
Extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States. Unit equivalent of Silver Star.
Device: OLC

4. Meritorious Unit Commendation
Valorous or meritorious achievement or service, or exceptionally meritorious conduct and outstanding achievement or service in combat or non-combat. Unit equivalent of Legion of Merit.
Device: OLC

5.Superior Unit Award
Outstanding meritorious performance of a difficult and challenging mission carried out under extraordinary circumstances. Unit equivalent of Meritorious Service Medal.
Device: OLC

>>65179017
1. Star of Terra
Awarded to me for tabeling a 6th edition Eldar army in two turns
2. Ribbon Intrinsic
For painting my entire Imperial Guard 5k paints infantry list
3. Ciaphas Cordial
for banging your mom

>be me, HM3
>with a MEU
>practicing mortar fire with local forces
>one of the locals damn near amputates his hand because they didn't move their hand out of the way of the barrel in time
>another HM3 quickly responds and manages to save his hand
>gets a write-up for a Navy Commendation Medal
>some bitter do-nothing Chief insists that an E-4 could never rate such an award
>it gets knocked down to a Navy Achievement Medal with a V for valor

That HM was fucking robbed and everyone knew it. The Chief is probably dead from obesity-related causes now, rightfully so

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>>65179017
YOU ALREADY KNOW

>>65179030
Kek.
Whats up with that though?
Are they cowards or have they just never gotten into a scrap serious enough to warrent that medal?

>>65179127
LERN TO DODGE JOHN

>>65179140
It's a new medal so that's part of it.

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>>65179018
he was awarded

I got an award and ring for winning the US National High School Sport Shooting competition in the 2010s with my bros. I kind of fell on my fucking face and only shot a 97/100 so I never felt like I earned it.

My brother got a plaque and thanks personally given to him by Nancy Pelosi for flying her to Rammstein for treatment when she got her diagnosis.

>>65179926
>17 shots no 38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTVkI9mrHyg

>>65179982
Nice.

>>65179120
Too many awards get denied because senior personnel make up fake criteria like that.

Campaign ribbons give me mixed feelings.

Award based biographies.

https://www.youtube.com/@ClaspsofCourage

More medal content.

https://www.youtube.com/@MedalsOfAmerica