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.
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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.
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National Guard and State Defense Forces decorations
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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
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Foreign and international decorations
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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
- List of military decorations
- State decoration
- List of prizes, medals, and awards
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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