AWARDS AND DECORATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY

'Awards and decorations of the United States military' are military decorations 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

National Guard and State Defense Forces decorations

Unofficial and obsolete decorations

Foreign and international decorations

See also

External links

Active United States medals and ribbons

★ Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force

★ Awards and decorations of the United States Navy and Marine Corps

★ Awards and decorations of the United States Army

★ Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard

★ Inter-service decorations of the United States military
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.

National Guard and State Defense Forces decorations

★ Awards and decorations of the National Guard

★ Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces

Unofficial and obsolete decorations

★ Obsolete military awards of the United States

★ United States service medals of the World Wars

★ Unofficial decorations of the United States military

Foreign and international decorations

★ Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military

★ International military decorations

See also

★ Civilian decorations of the United States

★ Military decorations of the Cold War

★ Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War

★ Unofficial combat badges of the United States Army

★ Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union

★ Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation

★ List of military decorations

★ State decoration

★ List of prizes, medals, and awards

External links

★ Army Medals and Ribbons

★ U.S. Army Symbols and Insignia

★ The Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army

★ U.S. Navy Service and Campaign Medals

★ Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia (in PDF format)

★ Military Awards (U.S. Army) (in PDF format)

★ DoD 1348.33-M, "Manual of Military Decorations and Awards," 09/1996

★ U.S. Navy order of precedence

★ American Legion