This medal was authorized in 1950 for ten years of honorable and satisfactory service within a 12 year period as a member of one or

This medal without ribbon devices was widely presented to U.S. officers and men after six months of staff service in combat or non-combat units. The

The Korea Defense Service Medal was authorized in 2003 for Armed Forces members who served in the Korean theater for at least 30 consecutive days

The Beginning of Military Awards can be traced to the ancient Egyptians and the Greeks, but the Roman Legions were the first to organize an

Many veterans and their families are unsure of which military medals they were awarded and often for good reasons. Twenty-five, thirty, even fifty years after