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    Combat Action Ribbon - Wikipedia

    • The Combat Action Ribbon (CAR) is a United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States Marine Corps military decoration awarded to United States sea service members "who have actively participated in ground or surface combat." Coast Guardsmen, Navy sailors, and Marines active in clandestine, stealth or special operations are dee… See more

    TypeService ribbon, personal decoration
    Awarded forActive participation in ground or surface combat on or after December 7, 1941
    EligibilitySatisfactory performance under enemy fire while actively participating in a ground or maritime engagement
    Eligibility criteria

    For a military member to be awarded a Combat Action Ribbon evidence must establish the member engaged the enemy, was under hostile fire, or was physically attacked by the enemy. The service member m… See more

    Combat Action Ribbon versions

    The Combat Action Ribbon is currently authorized with a U.S. Navy/Marine Corps design, and as of 2008, a U.S. Coast Guard version.
    The Navy CAR covers the Navy and Marine Corps sinc… See more

    Award inquiries

    Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard veterans are advised to submit requests about eligibility or other matters to their respective branches to inquire about the Combat Action Ribbon or other awards of this nature. … See more

     
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