USMC Medals & Ribbons

[Alien]

Medal of Honor



Medal of Honor Ribbon




The Medal of Honor is awarded by the president, in the name of congress, to a service members of the US Navy, the US Marine Corps, and the US Coast Guard, who distinguish themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in action against an enemy of the united states; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the united states is not a belligerent party. the deed performed must have been one of personal bravery or self-sacrifice so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the individual above his or her comrades and must have involved risk of life. incontestable proof of the performance of the service and there must be no margin of doubt or possibility of error in awarding this medal. to justify the decoration, the individual's service must clearly be rendered conspicuous above his or her comrades by an act so outstanding that it clearly distinguishes his or her gallantry beyond the call of duty from lesser forms of bravery; and it must be the type of deed which if not done would not subject the individual to any justified criticism.