There are those Marines who have asked how the Marine Corps can be led by a commandant who does not own a Combat Action Ribbon after the U.S. has spent the last 12 years at war. Marine Corps ...

A senior enlisted Marine was busted down to sergeant last month after he wore military decorations -- including the Purple Heart and Combat Action Ribbon -- that he was not authorized to wear ...

Despite being deployed to Afghanistan for nine months, none of the Marines in the task force were awarded the Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Times has reported. The CAR is a coveted decoration ...

April 4, 2006: Recognizing the impact of new forms of warfare, the U.S. Marine Corps has authorized the award of the Combat Action Ribbon for those who came under attack with IEDs (roadside bombs).

Master Sgt. Orlando Reyes was taken aback when he was ridiculed on social media for not having a Combat Action Ribbon after being named the 2014 Military Times' Marine of the Year. While Reyes ...

Based on this reading, every one of the 800 Marine Corps and Navy personnel who deployed to the bad part of Los Angeles during the riot should have gotten a combat action ribbon,” said one officer.

Through his 31 years of service, Green hasn’t earned the combat action ribbon, the decoration the Marine Corps bestows on those troops who have engaged in direct combat with the enemy.

Marty, was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon for his work as a radio operator ... in order to have more choice in what branch of the military they served in. At the age of 24, Martinchek was ...