{"product_id":"combat-medical-badge-1st-award-brite-1206","title":"Combat Medical Badge 1st Award Brite","description":"     \r\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:\"MS ??\"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:\"Cambria Math\"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;}  \/* Style Definitions *\/ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:\"\"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:\"MS ??\"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:\"MS ??\"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\n\u003c\/style\u003e    \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:bold\"\u003eCombat Medical Badge\u003c\/span\u003e is an \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Badges_of_the_United_States_Army\" title=\"Badges of the United States Army\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:windowtext; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none\"\u003eaward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e of the United States Army, which 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 medical unit (company or smaller size) which provides medical support to a ground combat arms unit during any period in which the unit was engaged in active ground combat is eligible for the CMB. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\t     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\t     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003eAccording to the award criterion, the individual must be performing medical duties while simultaneously being actively 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 the Combat Infantryman Badge. A revision has allowed aviation medics to be eligible for the CMB. The non-combat proficiency equivalent is the Expert Field Medical Badge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\t     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003eThe 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. 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. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\t     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\t     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003eThe directive was again altered in 1969 to specify that only one award of the Combat Medical Badge is authorized for service in \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam\" title=\"Vietnam\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none\"\u003eVietnam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laos\" title=\"Laos\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:windowtext; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none\"\u003e Laos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\" title=\"Dominican Republic\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:windowtext;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none\"\u003eDominican Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Korea\" title=\"South Korea\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none\"\u003eSouth Korea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (subsequent to 4 January 1969), El Salvador, Grenada, Panama, Southwest Asia, Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan regardless of whether an individual has served in one or more of these areas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\t     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003eIn 1947, a policy was implemented that authorized the retroactive award of the Bronze Star to soldiers who had received the Combat Medical badge during the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_World_War\" title=\"Second World War\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\t     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\t     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e     \r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uniform Accessories Unlimited, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Black Metal Pin On","offer_id":54144847184238,"sku":"1-244      BM-318","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brite Full Size","offer_id":54144847217006,"sku":"1-5416    NS-318","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brite Miniature Size","offer_id":54144847249774,"sku":"1-5519    NS-518","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Desert Sew On","offer_id":54144847282542,"sku":"1-200d    SD-318","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Subdued Sew On","offer_id":54144847315310,"sku":"1-200      S-318","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/2558\/3470\/files\/combat-medical-badge-1st-award-brite.gif?v=1782314015","url":"https:\/\/www.uniformitems.com\/products\/combat-medical-badge-1st-award-brite-1206","provider":"Uniform Accessories Unlimited, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}