Posted on Nov 6, 2015
When are you authorized to wear two of the same ribbon?
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When are you authorized to wear two of the same ribbon? I've only seen it one time and it's on the current Sergeant Major of the Army's dress uniform he wears two AAM ribbons.
DA Pam 670-1
Dress Uniform
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Posted 10 y ago
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AAM is an Army Achievement Medal right? Similar to the Marine Corps NAM? I've never seen anyone with more than 6 and he was a MSGT and a SSGT with 5 they were comm and supply. I think non 03 MOS' hand them out like candy.
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When you have earned 2 Congressional Medals of honor would be the correct answer.
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I have seen Vietnam War veterans wearing the same ribbon both on the left side awarded individually and also the right side having been awarded to his unit in the Army! I believe it was the Civil Actions ribbon, but I think there are a couple of others that could also have that happen!
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George Avery
The RVN Cross of Gallantry had four different forms - one for unit awards, plus awards made at the Division, Corps, and Army level. They were distinguished by separate devices - I believe my Dad had two, one individual and one unit.
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This may not actually meet the criteria of the question, but the Medal of Honor can be worn simultaneously around ones neck and upon the ribbon rack.
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Technically speaking, if you wear both the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Reserve Overseas Training ribbon, you are wearing the same medal. One is just a 90 degree turn away from the other.
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SPC(P) Voye,
IAW AR 600-8-22, 6-3 Oak Leaf Clusters
"A silver oak leaf cluster is worn instead of five bronze oak leaf clusters. If the number of authorized oak leaf clusters exceeds four, a second ribbon is authorized for wear. ... Wear no more than four oak leaf clusters on each ribbon. If the receipt of future awards reduces the number of oak leaf clusters sufficiently (that is, a silver oak leaf clusters for five awards), remove the second ribbon and place the appropriate number of devices on a single ribbon."
IAW AR 670-1, 22-11 Appurtenances
"...The silver oak leaf cluster is worn to the wearer’s right of a bronze oak leaf cluster."
IAW AR 600-8-22, 6-3 Oak Leaf Clusters
"A silver oak leaf cluster is worn instead of five bronze oak leaf clusters. If the number of authorized oak leaf clusters exceeds four, a second ribbon is authorized for wear. ... Wear no more than four oak leaf clusters on each ribbon. If the receipt of future awards reduces the number of oak leaf clusters sufficiently (that is, a silver oak leaf clusters for five awards), remove the second ribbon and place the appropriate number of devices on a single ribbon."
IAW AR 670-1, 22-11 Appurtenances
"...The silver oak leaf cluster is worn to the wearer’s right of a bronze oak leaf cluster."
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As far as the Navy and Marine Corps is concerned, The Medal of Honor if twice awarded would be the only time a ribbon is worn twice.
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GySgt Jim Walker
Here is a candid private photo of Generals Smedley Butler and John A. Lejeune having a smoke together circa 1919. It's interesting to note that General Lejeune wears the older style "bell crown" cap while General Butler wears the newer style. Also you can see the top two ribbons on General Butler's chest are for his two Medals of Honor, the only USMC Officer to achieve this.
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George Avery
Butler was not the only Marine to be awarded two Medals of Honor. Five Marines (Charles Hoffman, Luis Cukela, Matej Kocak, John Kelly, and John Pruitt) were awarded both the Army and Navy Medals of Honor after Belleau Woods in WWI. Daniel Daley won two Medals of Honor in separate conflicts - the Boxer Rebellion and 1915 intervention in Haiti. Nine Sailors and three Army troops (including Capt Tom Custer, brother of George Armstrong Custer) have won two. Current law prohibits the actual award of a second - it is now the award of a device to the first medal. Army Capt. Robert Howard (5th SFG, 1st SOG) was nominated for THREE Medals of Honor in Vietnam before finally being awarded one. The first two were downgraded to a DSC and Silver Star because the actions were on classified SOG missions in countries in SE Asia where we officially weren't supposed to be.
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