[REQ] Help ID These Marine Corps Ribbon

[Bro Jangles]

Hi,

a Coworker has asked me to help ID all of his dads ribbons from his Marine Corps service. he served in the late 50's on. i know he served in Lebanon in 59, and later in Vietnam.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm112/bravo-juliet/ribbions.jpg

1-vietnam gallantry cross unit citation
2-vietnam President unit citation
3-vietnam civil actions unit citation
4- national defense medal
5- Vietnam service medal
6- republic of Vietnam campaign ribbon
7-
8- marines reserve ribbon
9-combat action ribbon
10-Marine corps Exp. medal
11-Marine corps good conduct medal
12-navy and marine corps oversea service ribbon

I think i got most of them, alot are real faded, but i think i got all but #7, any help from the BTDT would be great.

thanks,
BJ

[USMC68]

It looks like a Fleet Marine Force Ribbon. I didn't find it under Marine Corps ribbons, but under Navy ribbons. Hope it helps.

[Bro Jangles]

It looks like a Fleet Marine Force Ribbon. I didn't find it under Marine Corps ribbons, but under Navy ribbons. Hope it helps.
thanks, yeah that does look like it.

[USMCRTop]

order is all wrong

[Wha_Dar]

This site looks good for precedence of medals.

http://kepler.pratt.duke.edu/USMCRibbons.html

[Gunge]

order is all wrong

i thought the same thing
@bj, make sure your friend knows the right order so it dosent look like
it was thrown together, ribbons have an order of precedence, highest to lowest
impressive accomplishments

[Connaught Ranger]

http://www.omsa.org/modules/Jig/index.php?

Great Site for help with US & Foreign Medals.

Connaught Ranger.

[KB]

When did they start putting EGA on Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon?

[Gunge]

im not 100% about this, but
i think thats old school(older regs)

[Gunge]

from wiki, but it doesn't mention the Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon, but does mention the armed forces exped medal, and im pretty sure they are considered pretty much the same(although im not 100% sure)

The Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia is an attachment to the various campaign medals, and Navy service ribbons, and is authorized by the United States Marine Corps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps) to any member of the United States Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy), who is assigned to either a U.S. Navy unit under operational control of a Fleet Marine Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force) unit, or an individual sailor assigned to Fleet Marine Force unit. The unit, or individual assigned to a unit, must have engaged in active combat during service with the unit.
The Combat Operations Insignia is a one-time decoration and no more than one insignia may be worn on a ribbon, or campaign medal.
In addition to the Fleet Marine Force Ribbon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force_Ribbon), the following campaign medals are also authorized the Fleet Marine Force Combat Operations Insignia:

American Campaign Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Campaign_Medal)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal)
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal)
Korean Service Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Service_Medal)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal)
Vietnam Service Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Service_Medal)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal)
Kosovo Campaign Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Campaign_Medal)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal)
Iraq Campaign Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_Campaign_Medal)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force_Combat_Operation_Insignia