Because every medal or ribbon tells a story.
The listing below showcases the various military ribbons/medals awarded in the United States military. Please do not take our graphics below to be 100% representative of their real-life counterparts due to the differences in computer monitor displays (resolutions/color output). Also bear in mind that ribbon/medal colors will naturally fade over time making precise identification that much more difficult.
There are a total of 57 US Military Medals/Ribbons in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order. Flag images indicative of country of origin.
Award Criteria: Given to soldiers deployed in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom following the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attac...
Award Criteria: Given to persons serving in the US military that have distinguished themselves while taking part in aerial flight and conduct...
Award Criteria: Awarded to personnel serving in the American Theater of war encompassing December 7th, 1941 and March 2nd, 1946; the recipien...
Award Criteria: Awarded to service personnel on active duty during the span of September 8th, 1939 to December 7th, 1941 if the duration of t...
Award Criteria: Awarded to those persons having served after January 1st, 1946 as a member of the US Armed Forces or American person (civilia...
Award Criteria: Awarded to service personnel participating with a US military unit after July 1st, 1958. Personnel would have particpated in ...
Award Criteria: Awarded to service personnel of the US armed forces, or those of the armed forces of a friendly US ally, serving with the US ...
Award Criteria: Awarded to US Armed Forces personnel (excluding General Officers) having served in the US Army after Decemver 6th, 1941 and h...
Award Criteria: Awarded to service personnel having servedin Germany or Austria-Hungary between the dates Novermber 12th, 1918 and July 11th,...
Award Criteria: Awarded to both Army officers and enlisted persons of the US Army having served with occupation forces on the island of Cuba ...
Award Criteria: Presented to both officers and enlisted persons of the United States Army, having served on Puerto Rico between the span of A...
Award Criteria: Awarded to US Army personnel with at least thirty days consecutive service on assignments in Germany (excluding Berlin) from ...
Award Criteria: Awarded to service personnel having conducted actions within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7th, 1941 and March...
Award Criteria: Awarded to any persons having served in or with the United States military after December 6th, 1941 and having distinguished ...
Award Criteria: Awarded to service personnel having participated in China with the Peking Relief Expedition covering the date span of June 20...
Award Criteria: For service between April 15th, 1861 and April 9th, 1865. Additionally extended to those having served across Texas between A...
Award Criteria: Awarded to persons achieving extraordinary feats or heroism in aerial flight....
Award Criteria: Awarded to the individual in service with the Army, having distinguished themself in an act of such extraordinary heroism aga...
Award Criteria: Accomplishing extremely exceptional action (well above and beyond normal duty) for the United States Government when in servi...
Award Criteria: For service personnel involved in European, African or Middle Eastern Theater of Wars between the dates of December 7th, 1941...
Award Criteria: Awarded to those deployed overseas in operations encompassing the Global War on Terrorism launched after the terrorist attack...
Award Criteria: Awarded to service personnel for "exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity" while on active military service to the US gov...
Award Criteria: Awarded to soldiers deployed in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq on or after March 19th, 2003 including nava...
Award Criteria: Awarded in the name of the Secretary of Defense to those US Armed Forces personnel having distinguished themselves by meritor...
Award Criteria: Awarded to service personnel then in support of military efforts to the United States military between June 27th, 1950 and Ju...
Award Criteria: Recipients must have served in direct support of the operations as related to the Kosovo Conflict in both offensive or defens...
Award Criteria: Awarded to members of the armed forces of foreign nations encompassing the relative equal ranks of Chief Commander, Commander...
Award Criteria: Awarded by the President of the United States in the name of Congress to a member of the Army whose actions go above and beyo...
Award Criteria: Awarded to US Armed Forces service personnel that have distinguished themselves through non-combat meritorious action or thro...
Award Criteria: Awarded to US Navy personnel with at least thirty days consecutive service on assignments in Germany (excluding Berlin) from ...
Award Criteria: Awarded to personnel in service with the US Armed Services in the name of the President of the United States, having been wou...
Award Criteria: Individual is cited for distinctive "gallantry in action" when in service to the US Army against a foreign enemy when the US ...
Award Criteria: Awarded to armed forces personnel of the United States Army (as well as foreign members in service to such) that distinguishe...
Award Criteria: Awarded to personnel in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm between August 2nd, 1990 and November 30...
Award Criteria: Awarded to service personnel of the United States military having actively served in Vietnam or its adjacent waters and airsp...
Award Criteria: Awarded to all service personnel having served between December 7th, 1941 and December 31st, 1946, encompassing America's inv...
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