Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon

Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon
Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon
Awarded by the United States Coast Guard
Type	Individual award ribbon
Eligibility	Members of the Armed Forces of the United States, including foreign military personnel serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard
Awarded for	An unusual and/or outstanding act or services.
Status	Currently awarded
Statistics
First awarded	17 March 1979
Precedence
Next (higher)	Coast Guard Achievement Medal^[1]
Next (lower)	Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon^[1]

The Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon is a personal military award of the United States Coast Guard. The award was established in March 1979 by Admiral John B. Hayes.

Criteria

The Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon is awarded to any member of the Coast Guard who receives a Letter of Commendation from the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. The decoration is retroactive to August 12, 1921 which was when the Commandant’s Commendation Letter was first issued by Admiral William E. Reynolds.

Additional awards of the Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon are denoted by 5/16 inch stars. The Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon with the Operational Distinguishing Device may be authorized for operational and field condition achievements. The Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon is below the Coast Guard Achievement Medal in order of precedence.^[2]

References

1 2 "Ribbon Order of Precedence" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
↑ United States Coast Guard (May 2008). "COMDTINST M1650.25D Medals and Awards Manual" (PDF). Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard

Decorations	Coast Guard Cross Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Medal Commendation Medal Achievement Medal Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon

Lifesaving Medals	Gold Lifesaving Medal Silver Lifesaving Medal

Unit Awards	Presidential Unit Citation Coast Guard Unit Commendation Meritorious Unit Commendation Meritorious Team Commendation Coast Guard E Ribbon

Conduct Medals	Good Conduct Medal Reserve Good Conduct Medal

Service Awards	Combat Action Ribbon Enlisted Person of the Year Ribbon Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal Special Operations Service Ribbon Sea Service Ribbon Restricted Duty Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon Recruiting Service Ribbon

Marksmanship	Distinguished Marksman Medal Distinguished Pistol Shot Medal Silver Excellence-in-Competition Rifle Medal Silver Pistol Excellence-in-Competition Medal Bronze Excellence-in-Competition Rifle Medal Bronze Pistol Excellence-in-Competition Medal Expert Rifle Medal Expert Pistol Medal Sharpshooter Rifle Ribbon Sharpshooter Pistol Ribbon Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

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Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon

Criteria

See also

References