Foreign Decorations

Appendix E Foreign Decorations

I.1. Foreign Decorations Foreign Decorations approved for acceptance and wear are shown in table E-1 below.

Table E-1 Foreign Decorations Country Decoration Notes Afghanistan Commemorative Service See footnote 1. Medal Albania Albanian Golden Eagle Medal Medal of Military Service Officers only. Argentina Argentine Merit of Military See footnote 1. Fraternity Argentine Superior Meritorious Officers only. Service Medal Argentine Order of May to Officers only. Military Excellence Argentine Order of Officers only. Distinguished Services Armenia Armenian “Dro Medal” Australia Australian Active Service Medal with Iraq Clasp Australian Army Commendation Medal Australian Chief of Defense Force Commendation Medal Australian Navy Commendation Medal Australian Air Force Commendation Medal Austria Austrian Cross of Honor Greater Silver Award for Merit of the Austrian Republic Austria Order of Merit in Silver Austrian Blood Donation See footnote 1. Medal (Silver) Bahrain Medal of Bahrain Belgium Belgian Order of Lepold Medal Belgian Order of Lepold II Medal Belgian Order of Crown Medal Second Class and First Class. Belgian Military Cross Belgian Medal of Military Merit Bolivia Bolivian Protector of Liberty Medal, General Jose Miguel Lanz Bolivian Military Merit “Colonel Officers only. Edvardo Avaroa” Grade of Officer Brazil Brazilian Order of Military Levels: Gentleman, Officer, Merit Medal Commendable, High Officer, and Great Cross. Officers Brazilian Medal of Tamandare only. Brazilian Peacemaker Medal Bulgaria For Faithful Service Under the Colors Cambodia Cambodian Meritorious Officers only. Service Medal Cambodian Ambassador’s See footnote 1. Award The National Defense Medal Bronze, Silver, Gold. Canada Canadian Commander Land Force Command Commendation Canadian Deputy Chief of the Defense Staff Commendation Canadian Vice Chief of the Defense Staff Commendation Chile Medal Cross of Victory Colombia Colombian Reserve Merit Officers only. Medal Colombian Order of Military Knight Commander and Merit “General Jose Maria Officer. Cordoba” Colombian Honor to a Fulfilled Duty Medal Colombian Distinctive Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesda Branch Award Distinctive of the Colombian Military Cadets School “General Jose Maria Cordoba” Award Colombian Medal of Merit of Officers only. the Military Police Colombian Military Infantry Medal Colombian Cruz De La Fuerza Officers only. Aerea Al Merito Aeronautico, Gran Cruz Colombian Distinguished Service Medal Colombian Honor Medal for Outstanding Service Colombia Superior War Officers only. College Medal Colombian Brigadier General Officers only. Ricardo Cherry Solano Medal Colombian Ministry of National Officers only. Defense Medal Colombian Noncommissioned Officer School Military “Sargento Incencio Chinca” Medal Colombian San Gabriel Military Communications Medal Colombian Marco Fidel Suarez Medal Distinguished Service Medal of the Military Penal Justice System See footnote 1. Colombian Santa Barbara Medal Croatia Order of Croatian Shamrock Croatian Order of Prince Branimir with Ribbon Czech Cross of Merit of the Minister Class I, II, and III. of Defense of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Honorary Commemmorative Badge for the 10th Anniversary of the School and Educational Center of the Ministry of Defense, Komorni Hradek Dominican Republic Order of Military Merit Medal Officers only. Blue, White, and Red. Ecuador Star of the Armed Forces of Ecuador Egypt Eyptian First Degree Order of 1st and 2nd Degree. Merit El Salvador Salvadorian Gold Medal of Merit Salvadorian Medal of Honor to Merit Salvadorian Wounded in Combat Medal Equatorial Guinea Medal of Military Merit Estonia Defense Forces Memorial See footnote 1. Medal Finland Finish Distinguished Military Service Medal France French National Defense Bronze, silver, and gold. Medal French Commemorative Medal Cross of War Commander of the Legion of Knight, officer, commander, Honor grand officer, and grand cross. Germany Order of Merit for the Federal See footnote 2. Republic of Germany Cross of Honor of the Silver, and gold. Federal Armed Forces German Lifesaving Medal of See footnote 1. the State of BadenWurttemberg German Armed Forces See footnote 1. Bronze, silver, and gold. Shooting Medal of Reservists German Lifesaving Medal See footnote 1. German Medal of Honor of the See footnote 1. German Firefighter German Meritorious Service Cross of First Degree of the German Soldiers’ and Comradeship Federation in Bavaria German Bernhardiner Award See footnote 1. German Civilian Support See footnote 1. Organization Commemorative and Honor Insignia Officer’s Cross of the Order of See footnote 1. Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Great Britain British Outward Bound Medal See footnote 1. Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Commander Order of the British Empire Greece Republic of Greece Merit and Officers only. Honor Medal Greek Commendation Star of Officers only. Merit and Honor Guatemala Guatemalan First Degrees 1-4. Distinguished Presidential Citation Guatemalan National Flower 1st and 2nd Class. “White Nun” Orchid Medal Guatemalan Ground Forces Cross Cross of Military Merit Guinea, Republic of National Order of Merit Grand cross, grand officer, commander, officer, chevalier. Haiti Haitian Army Distinguished Service Medal Honduras Honduran Cross of the Armed Forces Medal Honduran Medal of Merit 1st and 2nd class. Hungary Order of Merit of the Officers only. Hungarian Republic Middle Cross with Star Medal Hungarian First Class Honors of Service Award Hungarian Honorary Title for 1st and 2d Class. National Defense Medal Indonesia Indonesia Yuhda Dharma Officers only. Naraya Award Ireland Irish Military Order of the See footnote 1. Golden Chain Italy Italian Diploma of Merit Medal See footnote 1. Italian Defense General Staff Cooperation Medal Japan Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure Medal Japanese Order of the Rising Sun Korea Republic of Korea Presidential See footnote 1. Unit Citation Republic of Korea Military Merit Medal Republic of Korea Cheonsu National Security Medal Republic of Korea Samil National Security Merit Medal Republic of Korea Letter of See footnote 1. Commendation Medal Korean National Police See footnote 1. Distinguished Cooperation Medal Lithuania Lithuanian National Defense System Decoration “For Outstanding Achievement” Lithuanian Republic Civil Protection Honor Sign Lebanon Lebanese National Order of Knight, Officer, Commander, the Cedars Superior Officer, and the Higher Sash. Lebanese Merit Medal 1st Degree, 2d Degree, 3d Degree, and 4th Degree (officers only). Lebanese War Medal Officers only. Lebanese Medal for Combat Officers only. Wounds Lebanese Peace Medal Officers only. Malaysia Malaysian Combat Tracking See footnote 1. Certificate (no medal) Malaysian Combat Survival See footnote 1. Certificate (no medal) Mexico Mexican Naval Distinction, 3d Officers only. Class Mexican Order of Military Merit 1st Class and 2nd Class. Officers only. Mexican Meritorious Military 1st Class and 2nd Class. Service Award Mongolia Mongolian Honorable Service Medal Medal of Mongol Fraternity Netherlands Netherlands Medal of Merit in Gold Holland Four Day Event Cross See footnote 1. Royal Dutch National Pentathlon Cross Netherlands League for See footnote 1. Physical Cultures Medal Nicaragua Order of Nicaraguan Army Officers only. Nicaraguan Honor to Military Service Medal “Soldier of the Country” Niger Order of Merit for Niger Knights Class, Officers Class, Commanders Class, and Grand Officers Class. Norway Norwegian Order of the Merit Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Knight. Norwegian Defense Intelligence Service Medal Oman Military Order of Oman 3rd Class, 4th Class, 5th Class. Pakistan Pakistan Star of Distinction Officers only. Medal Pakistan Nishan-I-Imtiaz Officers only. (Military Medal) Panama National Decoration of the Order “Vesco Nunez De Balboa” in the Grade of Knight Paraguay Paraguayan Physical See footnote 1. Education Medal Honorific Medal of Paraguayan Army Paraguayan Army Medal of Honor Paraguayan Marshal Officers only. Francisco Solano Lopez Honor Medal Paraguayan Order of Military Officers only. Merit CECOPAZ Medal of Honor Peru Peruvian Military Merit Cross Philippines Philippine Outstanding Achievement Medal Philippine Military Civil Action Medal Philippine Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operation Ribbon Philippine Distinguished Conduct Star Medal Philippine Legion of Honor Chief Commander, Commander, Officer, and Legionnaire. Philippine Bronze Cross Medal Philippine Military Merit Medal Philippine Military Commendation Medal Panama NG Pilipino See footnote 1. Presidential Award Poland Polish Guardian of Places of See footnote 1. National Memory Medal Medal of the Polish Armed Bronze, silver, and gold. Forces/Army Portugal Portugal Order of Military Merit Grand Cross, First Class, Second Class, Third Class, and Fourth Class. The Dom Afonso Henriques Medal – Founder of the Army Russia Russian Order of Friendship Russian Soldier International Medal Russian Military Cooperation Medal See footnote 1 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia King Faisal Medal (Class Two) First Centennial Anniversary Ribbon for Establishing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Senegal Senegal National Order of the Lion Medal Gendarmerie Medal of Honor Slovak The Peacekeeping Medal of the Slovak Republic Slovenske Silver Medal of the Slovenian Army Gold Medal of the Slovenian Army Spain Sacred Military Order of Saint Knights and Dames, Knights George and Dames Grand Cross, and Knights of Office. Spanish Cross of the Order of Officers only. Military First Class with White Tab Great Cross of Distinguished Officers only. Military Service Sweden Swedish Order of the Polar Officers only. Star, Degree of Commander Thailand Medal of the Volunteer Rangers of Thailand Thailand Knight Grand Cross Officers only. (First Class) Turkey Turkish War Medal Turkish Armed Forces Medal Gold and Silver. of Honor Turkish Distinguished Gallantry and Self Sacrifice Medal Turkish Armed Forces Service . Medal Turkish Armed Forces Gold and Silver. Meritorious Service Medal Turkish Armed Forces Commendation Medal Turkish Armed Forces Decoration of Honor Turkish Order of Merit Officers only. Ukraine Ukrainian Outstanding Soldier See footnote 1. of the Soviet Union Award Ukrainian Soldier Second See footnote 1. Class Award United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Super Service Medal Uruguay Uruguayan Medal of Military Merit Vatican Order of St. Gregory The See footnote 1. Commander Great with star, Commander, and Knight. Venezuela Venezuela Army Armor School’s Meritorious Service Venezuela Naval Medal Venezuela Merit to the Service Bar Venezuela Meritorious Service Medal Venezuela Merit Badge of Honor Medal Venezuela Army Achievement Medal Vietnam Vietnamese National Order Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Medal Commander, Officer, Knight. Vietnamese Military Merit Enlisted only. Medal Vietnamese Special Service Medal Vietnamese Gallantry Cross Vietnamese Armed Forces Bronze, Silver, Gold, Palm. Honor Medal Vietnamese Staff Service Medal Vietnamese Technical Service Medal Vietnamese Training Service Medal

Note: 1. Honorary. Unless otherwise specified, only may be accepted and retained; not allowed for wear of the U.S. Army uniform. Many decorations may or may not be authorized for wear and are only honorary. Accompanying documents must be read very carefully. 2. Medal of the Order of Merit, Cross of the Order of Merit, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit, Commander's Cross, Knight Commander's Cross, Grand Cross 2d Class, Grand Cross 1st Class, and Grand Cross Special Class.

I.2. Newly authorized decorations Foreign decorations approved since the publication of the regulation will be available to the Army Awards Branch website at: https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/tagd/awards/index.htm