Kuwait Liberation (Saudi Arabia) Medals are not US military medals, but foreign awards, and unlike the medals of America, they are presented by the Saudi Arabian government. The Kuwait Liberation Medal - Saudi Arabia version - was established by King Fahd ibn Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to recognize service during the Liberation of Kuwait. These [...]
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 [...]
Vietnam Campaign Medals are not US military medals, but foreign awards, and unlike the medals of America, they were presented by the Republic of South Vietnam. The Vietnam Campaign Medal was created in 1966 by the Republic of South Vietnam and given to any member of the United States military who served in the Vietnam [...]
United Nations Multinational Force and Observers Medals are not US military medals, but international awards, and unlike the medals of America, they are presented by the United Nations. The Multinational Force and Observers Medal was created in March of 1982 as an international military decoration under the authority of the Director-General of the Multinational Force [...]
United Nations Military Observer Medals are not US military medals, but international awards, and unlike the medals of America, they are presented by the United Nations. The United Nations Military Observer Group was established in 1949 to facilitate the creation of truce terms between India and Pakistan. Military medals were created to commemorate this service [...]
Inter-American Defense Board Medals are not US military medals, but international awards, and unlike the medals of America, they are presented by the Inter-American Defense Board. The Inter-American Defense Board Medal was established in December of 1945 by a Pan-American defense group called the Inter-American Defense Board which is devoted to the security of all [...]
United Nations Service Medals for Korea are not US military medals, but international awards, and unlike the medals of America, they are presented by the United Nations. The United Nations Service Medal for Korea was established by the United Nations in December of 1950. These military medals were the first United Nations medals to be [...]
Vietnam Civil Actions Medals are not US military medals, but foreign awards, and unlike the medals of America, they were presented by the Republic of South Vietnam. The Vietnam Civil Actions Medal was established in 1964 by the government of South Vietnam. These military medals were mid-level civil service awards presented to any member of [...]
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Medals are not US military medals, but foreign awards, and unlike the medals of America, they were presented by the Republic of South Vietnam. The Vietnam Gallantry Cross was established in August of 1950 by the government of South Vietnam. These military medals were originally know as the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, [...]
World War II began with the sneaky German invasion of Poland in 1939. The war quickly escalated into a global conflict with two distinct sides in direct opposition, the Allied forces and the Axis powers. The Axis powers were primarily comprised of Germany, Italy, and Japan while the Allied forces were a combined effort of [...]
