Awards and decorations of the United States military

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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.

Active United States medals and ribbons

• Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force
• 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
• Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy

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
• Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
• Unofficial combat badges of the United States Army
• List of military decorations
• State decoration
• List of prizes, medals, and awards

External links

• [Army Medals and Ribbons]
• [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)
• [The Army Insignia Homepage]
• [DoD 1348.33-M, "Manual of Military Decorations and Awards," 09/1996]
• [U.S. Navy order of precedence]

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