Authorized to members of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty in support of the defense of the Republic of Korea from 28 July 1954 to present date.
Awarded for service between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954 under and of the following conditions:
- Within the territorial limits of Korea in waters immediately adjacent thereto or
- With a unit under the operational control of the Commander-in-Chief, Far East.
Awarded for honorable active service of one year or more for any period between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954; between 1 January 1961 and 14 August 1974; between 2 August 1990 and 30 November 1995 and between 11 September 2001 and current.
Awarded to soldiers who deploy to Iraq in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) on or after 19 March 2003 to a date to be determined or the cessation of OIF
Any one feeling that our MISSING and POW's be given their due respect and their due return to their country for burial and resolution to their disappearance.
Awarded to service personnel who served in support of Operation Desert Shield or Desert Storm, between 2 August 1990 and 30 November 1995 in Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Individuals serving in Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria and Jordan directly supporting combat operations between 17 January 1991 and 11 April 1991 are also eligible for this award.
Awarded to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving in Vietnam and contiguous waters or airspace (Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia) after March 3, 1965 thru March 28, 1973.
Awarded for honorable service for active duty at any time between 6 April 1917 and 5 August 1919, with the American Expeditionary Forces in European Russia, and was awarded to the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia between 23 November 1918 and 1 April 1920.
Awarded to personnel for service within the American Theater between 7 December 1941 and 2 March 1946 from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Awarded to personnel for service within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between Dec 7, 1941 thru March 2, 1946.
Awarded to service personnel who served within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater between 7 December 1941 and 8 November 1945.
To be awarded the Combat Action Ribbon, the individual must have rendered satisfactory performance under enemy fire while actively participating in a ground or surface engagement. U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy from 1941 to present.
The decoration is awarded to any member of the U.S. military who has performed duty within the borders of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" \o "Afghanistan" Afghanistan (or its HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace" \o "Airspace" airspace) for a period of thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days. The medal is retroactive to October 24, 2001 and is active until a date to be determined. Or if wounded no time period required.
