What ribbons do you get for serving in Iraq?
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What ribbons do you get for serving in Iraq?
The Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM) is a decoration presented by the United States Armed Forces to personnel who served within Iraq or surrounding waters between March 19, 2003 to a date yet to be determined.
How do I get the Iraq campaign ribbon?
The Iraq Campaign Medal was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who performed duty within the borders of Iraq (or its territorial waters) for a period of thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days.
How do you get a star on the National Defense Service Medal?
The bronze star attachment is awarded for every subsequent award of the NDSM. For two awards of the National Defense Service Medal a bronze star is awarded, for three awards, two bronze stars, for four awards, three bronze stars are awarded.
What does a gold star mean on a ribbon?
Gold stars are worn with medals and ribbons issued by the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and United States Air Force to indicate the second and subsequent awards of a particular medal.
How do I know if I am a campaign badge veteran?
OFCCP’s infographic suggests that someone who served during a time when a military conflict was occurring should also be considered an “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran,” regardless of whether the veteran was in harm’s way during his or her service.
How do I find out what a Bronze Star was awarded for?
Unfortunately, there is no name index for Bronze Star awards. The citations are issued at various levels of the military hierarchy. The Official Military Personnel File of a U.S. soldier will list the general order citation that includes the unit or command that issued the award.
What qualifies as a campaign badge?
An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
Is a National Defense Service Medal a campaign badge?
History. The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) was first intended to be a “blanket campaign medal” awarded to service members who served honorably during a designated time period of when a “national emergency” had been declared during a time of war or conflict.
Who gets awarded a gold star?
Gold star families – spouses, children, parents, siblings or others whose loved one died in service to our nation – are a vital part of our country’s military community and history.
