ORDER OF PRECEDENCE - US.

MARINE CORPS

MEDAL OF HONOR NAVY CROSS DEFENSE DISTINGUISHED SILVER STAR DEFENSE SUPERIOR
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL SERVICE MEDAL
SERVICE MEDAL

LEGION OF MERIT DISTINGUISHED FLYING NAVY AND MARINE BRONZE STAR MEDAL PURPLE HEART DEFENSE MERITORIOUS
CROSS CORPS MEDAL SERVICE MEDAL

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AIR MEDAL JOINT SERVICE NAVY COMMENDATION JOINT SERVICE NAVY ACHIEVEMENT
MEDAL COMMENDATION MEDAL ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL MEDAL
MEDAL

COMBAT ACTION PRESIDENTIAL UNIT JOINT MERITORIOUS NAVY UNIT MERITORIOUS UNIT NAVY "E" RIBBON
RIBBON CITATION UNIT AWARD COMMENDATION COMMENDATION

POW MEDAL GOOD CONDUCT SELECTED MARINE MARINE CORPS CHINA SERVICE MEDAL NAVY OCCUPATION
MEDAL CORPS RESERVE MEDAL EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL SERVICE MEDAL

NATIONAL DEFENSE KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL ANTARCTICA SERVICE ARMED FORCES VIETNAM SERVICE SOUTHWEST ASIA
SERVICE MEDAL MEDAL EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL MEDAL SERVICE MEDAL

HUMANITARIAN SEA SERVICE NAVY ARCTIC SERVICE NAVY AND MARINE ARMED FORCES RESERVE MARINE CORPS RESERVE
SERVICE MEDAL DEPLOYMENT RIBBON RIBBON CORPS OVERSEAS MEDAL RIBBON
SERVICE RIBBON

PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC OF KOREA REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM REPUBLIC Of VIETNAM UNITED NATIONS
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT PRESIDENTIAL UNIT PRESIDENTIAL
CITATION UNIT GALLANTRY CROSS CIVIL ACTIONS UNIT SERVICE MEDAL
CITATION CITATION UNIT CITATION CITATION

INTER-AMERICAN UNITED NATIONS MULTINATIONAL FORCE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL
DEFENSE BOARD MEDA MEDAL AND OBSERVERS MEDAL CAMPAIGN MEDAL (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

GOLD STAR SILVER STAR BRONZE SERVICE STAR SILVER SERVICE STAR
Denotes each subsequent award of the same Worn in the same manner as the gold star, The bronze five-pointed service star represents Worn in the same manner as the bronze star,
Navy decoration . in lieu of five gold stars . participation in campaigns or operations, multiple but each silver star is worn in lieu of five
qualification or an additional award to any of the bronze service stars .
various ribbons on which it is authorized . Also
worn to denote first award of the single mission
air medal after Nov . 22, 1989 .

BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER
The bronze oak leaf cluster represents
second and subsequent entitlements of
awards .
SILVER OAK LEAF CLUSTER
A silver oak leaf cluster is worn for the sixth,
11th, or in lieu of five bronze oak leaf
clusters .
WINTERED OVER
For wintering over on the Antarctic
continent, a clasp for Antarctica Service
Medal, suspension ribbon and a disc for the
service ribbon of bronze for first winter, gold
for second winter, silver for third winter.
"V" (VALOR) DEVICE
This metallic bronze letter "V" represents
valor and does not denote an additional
award . Only one may be worn on any
ribbon .

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HOURGLASS EUROPE AND ASIA CLASPS GOLD ARABIC NUMERAL STRIKE/FLIGHT DEVICE
Issued for each succeeding award of the Worn on the suspension ribbon of the Navy Denotes the total number of individual-mission Bronze arabic numeral denotes the total d
Armed Forces Reserve Medal. Occupation Service Medal . Air Medals . Awarded prior to Nov . 22, 1989 . number of strike/flight awards of the Air 0
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Medal earned subsequent to April 9, 1962 .
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FLEET MARINE FORCE COMBAT The above display represents the correct order of precedence for ribbons most likely to be worn today on the Marine Corps 0
OPERATIONS INSIGNIA uniform . Devices worn on these ribbons must be worn in a specific manner and are used to denote additional awards or
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For Navy personnel attached to fleet Marine participation in a specific event . For additional information about the proper order of display, placement of devices or about
force units participating in combat operations . ribbons not shown, refer to SECNAVINST 1650 .1F MCO 1650 .19 and MCO P 1020 .34 .
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