US Army Sterling Silver Pin Back Combat Medical Badge From The Nam Eara For Sale

US Army Sterling Silver Pin Back Combat Medical Badge From The Nam Eara
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCombat Medical BadgeTypeBadgeAwarded forPerforming medical duties while being engaged by the enemyPresented byUnited States ArmyEligibilityAn army medic supporting a ground combat arms unit brigade or lower. Restricted to ranks of colonel and below at time of award.StatusCurrently awardedEstablishedJanuary 1945First awarded6December1941(retroactive)Last Infantryman BadgeNext(lower)Combat Action Badge[1]RelatedExpert Field Medical Badge

TheCombat Medical Badgeis anawardof theUnited States Armywhich was first created in January 1945. Any member of the Army Medical Department, at the rank of colonel or below, who is assigned or attached to a ground combat arms unit of brigade or smaller size which provides medical support during any period in which the unit was engaged in ground combat is eligible for the CMB. According to the award criterion, the individual must be performing medical duties while simultaneously being engaged by the enemy; strict adherence to this requirement and its interpretation (e.g., distant mortar rounds vs. direct small arms fire) will vary by unit. As of 3 June 2005, Special Forces medics are no longer eligible for award, but may now receive theCombat Infantryman Badge.[2]A revision has allowed aviation medics to be eligible for the CMB.[3]The non-combat proficiency equivalent is theExpert Field Medical Badge.

Appearance[edit]

The Combat Medical Badge is one inch tall and one and a half inches wide.[4]

History[edit]

The Combat Medical Badge is retroactive to 6 December 1941. The original decoration was considered a one-time decoration, however this directive was rescinded in 1951 allowing for multiple awards of the Combat Medical Badge denoted by stars encircling the decoration.[5]According to the US Army Medical Department Regiment, to date there have been only two soldiers that have earned the Combat Medical Badge with two stars: Henry Jenkins and Wayne Slagel.[6]The directive was again altered in 1969 to specify that only one award of the Combat Medical Badge is authorized for service inthe Vietnam Conflict Era, which included service inVietnam and Laos, theDominican Republic, andSouth Korea(subsequent to 4 January 1969). Current regulations have expanded this qualifying period to include service inEl Salvador,Grenada,Panama,Southwest Asia, andSomalia, and have added an additional qualifying period (the Global War on Terror Era) covering service inIraqandAfghanistan.

In 1947, a policy was implemented that authorized the retroactive award of theBronze Starto soldiers who had received the Combat Medical badge during theSecond World War. The basis for doing this was that the Combat Medical Badge was awarded only to soldiers who had borne combat duties befitting the Bronze Star Medal and also that both awards required a recommendation by the commander and a citation in orders.

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The CMB is authorized for award for the following qualifying periods:[7][8]

World War II Era

1.World War II(7 December 1941 to 3 September 1945).

Korean War Era

2.The Korean War(27 June 1950 to 27 July 1953).

Vietnam War Era

3.Republic of Vietnam Conflict(2 March 1961 to 28 March 1973), combined with qualifying service in Laos (19 April 1961 to 6 October 1962).4.Dominican Republic(28 April 1965 to 1 September 1966).5.Korea on the DMZ(4 January 1969 to 31 March 1994).6.El Salvador(1 January 1981 to 1 February 1992).7.Grenada(23 October to 21 November 1983).8.Joint Security Area, Panmunjom, Korea(23 November 1984).9.Panama(20 December 1989 to 31 January 1990).10.Southwest Asia Conflict(17 January to 11 April 1991).11.Somalia(5 June 1992 to 31 March 1994).

Global War on Terror Era

12.Afghanistan(Operations Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan and Freedom's Sentinel, 5 December 2001 to 30 August 2021).13.Iraq(Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, 19 March 2003 to 31 December 2011).

As of 2005 the rules for eligibility were changed to allow any medical department soldier in a brigade or lower unit to be eligible so long as they are engaged in actual ground combat and performed medical duties. This now includes Soldiers assigned to aviation units. Additionally, in 2008, IED/VBIEDs can now be considered direct contact with the enemy.

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