Medal. That is a general definition of a Medal.
Remember: Medals are made of metal.
Blue Ribbon Award - railway - was created in 1958.
Red Ribbon
Red Ribbon
A small bronze star on a Coast Guard ribbon indicates a subsequent award. YNCSOHV
The award itself (a medal, a ribbon, or a cash payment) is concrete. The honor it represents is an abstract noun.
The Combat Action Ribbon is a personel award, not a unit award. A marine or sailor with the btln may have received it, but it's not given out to a entire btln.
I may be wrong, but I think Deborah Young created The Effervesce Award shaped poem in 2006.
In US military, first award of a decoration is the ribbon (and medal) itself. Additional awards are reflected by the addition of an oak leaf cluster on the ribbon. When the sixth award of the medal occurs, the four oak leaf clusters on the ribbon are replaced with a silver oak leaf cluster, denoting 5 additional awards of the medal.
typically, for three awards you would need two oak clusters. the ribbon counts as one. However, for the good conduct medal, you would wear a knot for each award. It varies dependant upon the actual award, but for AAM's, Arcoms, etc the ribbon always counts as the first award.
typically, for four awards you would need three oak clusters. the ribbon counts as one. However, for the good conduct medal, you would wear a knot for each award. It varies dependant upon the actual award, but for AAM's, Arcoms, etc the ribbon always counts as the first award.
pervez Musharraf
Dennison Elementary School in Lakewood, Colorado