Marine Corps Combat medals and ribbons awarded during the Global War on Terrorism as of Nov. 10, 2005

7 – Navy Crosses

32 – Silver Stars

32 – Legions of Merit w/Combat "V"

19 – Distinguished Flying Crosses w/Combat "V"

547 – Bronze Stars w/Combat "V"

3,795 – Purple Hearts

6,025 – Air Medals - Strike/Flight

585 – Air Medals - Individual action - w/Combat "V"

59,705 – Combat Action Ribbons

2,736 – Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals w/Combat "V"

4,674 – Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals w/Combat "V"

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4,674 – Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals w/Combat "V"

If you deserve to put a valor device on an award, then you deserve something more than an achievement medal. They should have given Commendation medals to these individuals.

gotta give something to all those mess cranks and box kickers in theater.......

Release # 0711-06-1301
July 10, 2006

June Combat Awards Statistics for OIF/OEF

WASHINGTON--Below Stats from Awards Branch are current as of 10 July 2006

Award Type ………….. ………….. Officer ………….. ………….. Enlisted

Navy Cross ………….. ………----….. 2 ………….. ………….. 13
Silver Star ………….. ………-----….. 22 ………….. ………….. 43
Bronze Star with “V”…………..…..301 ………….. ………….. 337
Bronze Star ………….. ………….. 1133 ………….. ………….. 149
Purple Heart Medal…………..……. 343 ………….. ………….. 5782
NMCCM with “V” ………….. ………….. 853 ………….. ………….. 1740
NMCAM with “V” ………….. ………….. 557 ………….. ………….. 4093

**Above awards include not only Marines, but also Navy personnel assigned to Marine units.

Proud to say I know a Staff Sargeant who received the Silver Star in Iraq.
He won't tell the story though.

get him drunk...maybe he'll tell it then, maybe not, at least you'll both get a good drunk out of it!

Hey gunny i was just wandering do you know how many medal of honors have been handed out

Thanks

hmmmm starting at the begining:
GRAND TOTALS 3459
Army / Navy / Marines / A/F / C/G

2400 / 745 / 296 / 17 / 1 /


Posthumous
614

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