U.S. Ribbon Bar Chart

Personal Decorations

Medal of Honor	Distinguished Service Cross	Navy Cross	Air Force Cross	Defense Distinguished Service Medal	Homeland Security Distinguished Service	Army Distinguished Service Medal	Navy Distinguished Service Medal	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal	Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star	Defense Superior Service Medal	Legion of Merit	Distinguished Flying Cross	Soldier's Medal	Navy and Marine Corps Medal	Airman's Medal	Coast Guard Medal	Bronze Star	Purple Heart
Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal	Air Medal	Aerial Achievement Medal	Joint Service Commendation Medal	Army Commendation Medal	Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal	Air Force Commendation Medal	Coast Guard Commendation Medal	Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal	Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal	Air Force Achievement Medal	Coast Guard Achievement Medal	Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon	Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon	Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon	Air Force Combat Action Medal

Obsolete Personal Decorations

Certificate of Merit Medal - Replaced by Distinguished Service Cross

Marine Corps Brevet Medal - Replaced by Distinguished Service Cross

Specially Meritorious Service Medal - Replaced by Distinguished Service Cross

Army Wound Ribbon - Replaced by Purple Heart

Unit Award Ribbons

Army & Air Force Presidential Unit Citation	Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation	Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation	Joint Meritorious Unit Award	Army Valorous Unit Award	Navy Unit Commendation	Air Force Gallant Unit Citation	Coast Guard Unit Commendation	Army Meritorious Unit Commendation	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Air Force Meritorious Unit Commendation	Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation	Army Superior Unit Award	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award	Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation	Navy "E" Ribbon	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award	Coast Guard "E" Ribbon

Service Awards

Prisoner of War Medal	Combat Readiness Medal	Army Good Conduct Medal	Navy Good Conduct Medal	Air Force Good Conduct Medal	Marine Good Conduct Medal	Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal	Armed Forces Reserve Medal	Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal	Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
Air Forces Reserve Meritorious Service Medal	Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal	Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal	Navy Expeditionary Medal	Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal	Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon	Air Force Recognition Ribbon

Campaign and Service Medals

Occupation Medal	National Defense Service Medal	Antarctica Service Medal	Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal	Vietnam Service Medal	Southwest Asia Service Medal	Kosovo Campaign Medal	Afghanistan Campaign Medal	Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal	Korea Defense Service Medal	Armed Forces Service Medal	Humanitarian Service Medal	Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal	Air and Space Campaign Medal

Obsolete Campaign and Service Medals

Civil War Campaign Medal	Indian Campaign Medal	China Campaign Medal	China Relief Expedition Medal	Spanish Campaign Medal	West Indies Campaign Medal	West Indies Naval Campaign Medal	Battle of Manila Bay Medal	Spanish War Service Medal	Army of Cuban Occupation Medal
Army of Cuban Pacification Medal	Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal	Philippine Campaign Medal	Philippine Congressional Medal	Nicaraguan Campaign Medal - 1912	Dominican Campaign Medal	Haitian Campaign Medal - 1917	Nicaraguan Campaign Medal - 1933	Haitian Campaign Medal - 1921	Yangtze Service Medal
Mexican Service Medal	Mexican Border Service Medal	World War I Victory Medal	Army of Occupation of Germany Medal	China Service Medal	American Defense Service Medal	Women's Army Corps Service Medal	American Campaign Medal	European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal	Medal for Humane Action	Korean Service Medal

Service and Training Award Ribbons

Army Sea Duty Ribbon	Army Overseas Service Ribbon	Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon	Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon	Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon	Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon	Navy Arctic Service Ribbon	Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon	Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon	Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon
Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon	Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon	Coast Guard Overseas Service Ribbon	Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon	Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon	Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon	Air Force Recruiter Ribbon	Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon	Coast Guard Recruiting Service Ribbon	Air Force Military Training Instructor Ribbon
Navy Recruit Training Service Ribbon	Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon	Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon	Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon	Army Service Ribbon	Air Force Training Ribbon

Obsolete Service and Training Awards

Naval Reserve Medal

Fleet Marine Force Ribbon

Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon

Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon

Authorized Foreign Military Decorations

France Croix de guerre - WW1	Nicaraguan Medal of Military Merit	Nicaraguan Cross of Valor	Belgium Military Cross	Belgium Croix de Guerre	United Kingdom Distinguished Service Order	United Kingdom Distinguished Service Cross	United Kingdom Distinguished Flying Cross	France Croix de guerre - WW2	Philippine Defense Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal	Philippine Independence Medal	Republic of Korea War Service Medal	Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation	Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal	Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross	Republic of Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation	Kuwait Liberation Medal	Saudi Arabia - Kuwait Liberation Medal

Authorized International Military Decorations

United Nations Korea Service Medal

United Nations Medal

United Nations Mission Haiti Medal

United Nations Yugoslavia Medal

United Nations Operations Somalia Medal

NATO Meritorious Service Medal

NATO Kosovo Medal

NATO Operations Medal

NATO Afghanistan Medal

Marksmanship Awards

Air Force Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon

Navy Rifle Marksmanship Medal

Coast Guard Rifle Marksmanship Medal

Navy Pistol Marksmanship Medal

Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Medal

Devices Worn on Military Ribbons - The following are devices that are worn on either the ribbon bar or suspension ribbon of Military Decorations. A maximum of FOUR devices may be worn on any single ribbon.

			The Bronze Oakleaf Cluster is worn for the 2nd and subsequent awards of the same medal (usually Army, Air Force, and Defense) to a maximum of four. The Silver Oakleaf Cluster is worn in lieu of 5 Bronze Oakleaf Clusters.
			The Gold Star (5/16") is worn for the 2nd and subsequent awards of the same medal (usually Navy, USMC, and Coast Guard) to a maximum of four. The Silver Star (5/16") is worn in lieu of 5 Gold Stars.
			The Bronze Service Star (3/16") is worn to indicate participation in campaigns or operations, or for an additional award of the same medal or ribbon. The Silver Service Star (3/16") is worn in lieu of 5 Bronze Service Stars.
			The Bronze "V" device indicates an award for Valor. The Bronze Star or Army Commendation Medal can be awarded for Valor, service, or achievement. The "V" device does not denote a second award, but indicates the award was for combat heroism.
			The Bronze Arrowhead is worn on the ribbons of campaign or service awards and indicates participation in an initial assault landing by sea or air. Only ONE may be worn on any single ribbon.
			The Bronze "M" device is worn on the Armed Forces Reserve Medal to indicate reservists mobilized and called to active duty.
			A Bronze Numeral Device can be worn on the AIR MEDAL and certain other awards for the number of air strikes/flights, with the Bronze Arrowhead for the number of assualts, or with the Bronze "M" for the number of Mobilizations.
			The Fleet Marine Insignia is worn on certain Navy campaign and service ribbons to note participation by Naval personnel in combat actions with Marine Corps units.
			The Silver "W" is worn on the Navy and Marine Corps' Expeditionary Medal to indicate participation in the defense of Wake Island.
			The gold Berlin Airlift Device is worn on the appropriate Occupation Medal of the various services.
			The Bronze "A" device on the American Defense Service Medal indicates participation with the Atlantic Fleet prior to World War II.
			The Bronze "A" device on the Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon indicates tours of duty north of the Arctic Circle.
			For each award of the Navy "E" Ribbon, one Battle "E" device is authorized for wear up to the third award. When a service member receives a fourth Navy "E" award, a Wreathed Battle "E" device replaces the first three devices and effectively "closes out" the award ribbon.
			The Wintered Over device indicates wintering over on the Antarctic continent. Bronze = 1st winter, Gold = 2nd winter, Silver = 3rd winter.
			The Silver "O" device is worn on certain Coast Guard commendation awards to recognize Operational Distinguishing Service.
			The Gold Katrina device is worn on certain Coast Guard commendation awards to recognize service during and after Hurricane Katrina.
			The Good Conduct Knot is worn on the ribbons of the Good Conduct Medals of the Army and Air Force to indicate subsequent awards. The number of knots and color indicate the number of awards: Bronze with 1 to 5 knots = 2st to 6th award, Silver with 1 to 5 knots = 7th to 11th award, Gold with 1 to 5 knots = 12th to 16th award.
			The Hourglass is worn for each succeeding award of the RESERVE MEDAL for each branch of service. A BRONZE Hourglass indicates the 1st Award, SILVER the 2nd, and GOLD the 3rd.
			Bronze/Silver "E" and "S" devices are worn on Marksmanship Ribbons of both Navy and Coast Guard personnel. "E" indicates a rating of "Expert", "S" indicates a rating of "Sharpshooter".