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PROPOSAL: The Department of Defense Battle Participation Ribbon
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roger
Apr 19, 2012, 10:46:34 PM4/19/12
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PROPOSAL: The Department of Defense Battle Participation Ribbon
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/personnel/battle.htm
Starting with the Civil War battle flags were created and inscribed
with the names of campaigns and battles fought, but no individual
medal, badge or ribbon has ever been officially established to
identify an individual's participation in any singular battle or
operation. The Purpose of the Proposed Battle Participation Ribbon is
to finally provide active military personnel and veterans with a
distinctive emblem acknowledging their personal participation in a
hostile engagement in which they were directly involved either on or
off the immediate air, land or sea battlefield.
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS INFO-BULLETIN
* Proposal and Precedent
* Criteria
* Authorization
* Retroactivity
* Order of Precedence
* Simultaneous combat awards
* Designer
* Where to Discuss or ask Questions about this new Ribbon Proposal
* What You can do to help this new Award get implemented
GO TO THE PROPOSAL WEBSITE: http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/personnel/battle.htm
Contact Person for this posting: Roger Simpson, PIO
Public Information Office: 13105320634.com
The American War Library: amervets.com
16907 Brighton Avenue
Gardena CA 90247-5420
Phone and Fax 1-310-532-0634
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/personnel/battle.htm
Starting with the Civil War battle flags were created and inscribed
with the names of campaigns and battles fought, but no individual
medal, badge or ribbon has ever been officially established to
identify an individual's participation in any singular battle or
operation. The Purpose of the Proposed Battle Participation Ribbon is
to finally provide active military personnel and veterans with a
distinctive emblem acknowledging their personal participation in a
hostile engagement in which they were directly involved either on or
off the immediate air, land or sea battlefield.
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS INFO-BULLETIN
* Proposal and Precedent
* Criteria
* Authorization
* Retroactivity
* Order of Precedence
* Simultaneous combat awards
* Designer
* Where to Discuss or ask Questions about this new Ribbon Proposal
* What You can do to help this new Award get implemented
GO TO THE PROPOSAL WEBSITE: http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/personnel/battle.htm
Contact Person for this posting: Roger Simpson, PIO
Public Information Office: 13105320634.com
The American War Library: amervets.com
16907 Brighton Avenue
Gardena CA 90247-5420
Phone and Fax 1-310-532-0634
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Apr 21, 2012, 2:46:29 PM4/21/12
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roger wrote:
> PROPOSAL: The Department of Defense Battle Participation Ribbon
> http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/personnel/battle.htm
>
> Starting with the Civil War battle flags were created and inscribed
> with the names of campaigns and battles fought, but no individual
> medal, badge or ribbon has ever been officially established to
> identify an individual's participation in any singular battle or
> operation. The Purpose of the Proposed Battle Participation Ribbon is
> to finally provide active military personnel and veterans with a
> distinctive emblem acknowledging their personal participation in a
> hostile engagement in which they were directly involved either on or
> off the immediate air, land or sea battlefield.
Agreed and seconded. Iwo Jima distinctive emblems are trump. Battle of
> PROPOSAL: The Department of Defense Battle Participation Ribbon
> http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/personnel/battle.htm
>
> Starting with the Civil War battle flags were created and inscribed
> with the names of campaigns and battles fought, but no individual
> medal, badge or ribbon has ever been officially established to
> identify an individual's participation in any singular battle or
> operation. The Purpose of the Proposed Battle Participation Ribbon is
> to finally provide active military personnel and veterans with a
> distinctive emblem acknowledging their personal participation in a
> hostile engagement in which they were directly involved either on or
> off the immediate air, land or sea battlefield.
Corinth distinctive emblems are the left bauer.
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