The United States Marine Corps were first established in the year 1798 as the sea branch of the United States Armed Forces. In keeping with the long standing traditions of all branches of the United States Armed Forces, the Navy and the Marine Corps both award their personnel with a number of US military medals [...]
On July 15, 1997, the Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton, established the Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon. These medals of America service awards honor the Marine Corps personnel who have served as U.S. Embassy Security Guards and is retroactive to January 28, 1949. To earn these US military medals a service member must hold [...]
The Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon was created in July of 1997. These medals of America awards recognize enlisted members of the Marine Corps who have trained and qualified as Marine Corps Drill Instructors. To qualify for these US military medals Marine Corps personnel must hold the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of 0911 or have [...]
The Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon was authorized by order of the Secretary of the Navy in June of 1995. These US military medals were made retroactive to January of 1973. These medals of America awards are presented to Marine Corps officers and enlisted personnel who complete a standard 36 month tour in a US Marine [...]
The Navy Arctic Service Ribbon was established in May of 1986 and made retroactive to January of 1982. These US military medals are presented to all Navy and Marine Corps personnel who serve 28 or more consecutive days of duty in the Arctic Circle. These Navy ribbons may also be awarded to civilians and members of [...]
The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is an award of four of the United States military services: the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and the Army. These US military medals were created at different times in different branches of service, and bear slightly different names. The US Navy created their version of these military [...]
In March of 1991 President George H. W. Bush issued an Executive Order creating The Southwest Asia Service Medal. These military decorations are intended to recognize service personnel of all branches of military service who performed active duty during the years of the Persian Gulf War. These military medals and ribbons were presented for service [...]
President John Kennedy created the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal in 1961. These military awards are presented to military personnel for participation in any military campaign for which no other service medal has been authorized. These military medals and ribbons have been awarded in 45 campaigns since their inception in the 1961, with the Cuban Missile [...]
In July of 1945 the United States Congress created the World War II Victory Medal to honor the service of all United States military personnel who served on active duty or as a reservist between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946. These military decorations were awarded to virtually everyone who participated in the war [...]
President Franklin Roosevelt created The American Defense Service Medal with an Executive Order in June of 1941. He wanted these military medals to recognize service in the European theater before America’s entry into WWII. These military ribbons and medals were awarded to service members who performed active duty roles between September 8, 1939 and December [...]
