The National Order of Vietnam was a combined military-civilian decoration of the Republic of South Vietnam and was considered the highest honor that could be bestowed upon an individual by that now extinct government. These military medals were created in 1950 and awarded to persons who performed “grandiose works, remarkable deeds, exhibited bravery, or for [...]
The Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation was created by the South Vietnamese government. These military ribbons were awarded to all personnel in the Indo-China Military Assistance Advisory Group during August and September of 1954. These military awards were also presented to units of the US military deemed to have performed exceptional services to the Republic of [...]
The Korean Presidential Unit Citation was issued by the government of the Republic of South Korea. These military ribbons were bestowed upon several US and UK, as well as Korean military units. Later, these military awards were retroactively presented to every unit of the US army which had deployed to Korea between 1950 and 1954. [...]
The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation was created in 1946 as a decoration of the Republic of the Philippines. These military awards were presented retroactively to any unit of the US and Philippine militaries which served in the defense or liberation of the Philippine Islands during World War II. These military ribbons were reactivated for presentation [...]
The Philippine Liberation Medal was created by order of the Commonwealth of the Philippines Army in December of 1944 as an award of the Republic of the Philippines. At first the award was only in the form of military ribbons, but by July of 1945, full sized military medals were also established. These military awards [...]
The Philippine Defense Medal is awarded by the Republic of the Philippines. These military ribbons were first created in December of 1944, followed by corresponding military medals in July of 1945. These military awards commemorated the initial resistance against the Japanese invasion which began in December of 1941.
Philippine Defense Medals are presented to service members, [...]
The Philippine Independence Medal was created by order of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Army in July of 1946 as an award of the Republic of the Philippines. These military awards were first created and presented only as military ribbons. In 1968 president Marcos authorized the addition of corresponding military medals. The Philippine Independence Medal [...]
A Marksmanship Ribbon is awarded by the Air Force, the Navy and the Coast Guard to service persons who pass a weapons qualification course and achieve an above-average score. The Coast Guard established two marksmanship ribbons: one named the Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and the other called the Coast Guard Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon. The [...]
A Marksmanship Ribbon is awarded by the Air Force, the Navy and the Coast Guard to service persons who pass a weapons qualification course and achieve an above-average score. The Coast Guard established two marksmanship ribbons: one named the Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and the other called the Coast Guard Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon. The [...]
A Marksmanship Ribbon is awarded by the Air Force, the Navy and the Coast Guard to service who pass a weapons qualification course and achieve an above-average score. The Navy established two marksmanship ribbons in 1920: one named the Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and the other called the Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon. The pistol ribbon [...]
