3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and National Defense Service Medal

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and National Defense Service Medal

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines vs. National Defense Service Medal

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, abbreviated as (3/3), is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps, based out of Kāne'ohe, Hawai'i. The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. The medal was first intended to be a "blanket campaign medal" awarded to service members who served honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" had been declared during a time of war or conflict. It may also be issued to active military members for any other period that the Secretary of Defense designates. Currently, the National Defense Service Medal is the oldest service medal in use by the United States Armed Forces. The oldest continuously issued combat medal is the Medal of Honor.

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOT-SM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created through Executive Order 13289 on 12 March 2003, by President George W. Bush.

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal · Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal · See more »

Gulf War

The Gulf War (2 August 199028 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 199017 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 199128 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Gulf War · Gulf War and National Defense Service Medal · See more »

Korean Service Medal

The Korean Service Medal (KSM) is a military award for service in the United States Armed Forces and was created in November 1950 by executive order of President Harry Truman.

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Korean Service Medal · Korean Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal · See more »

Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Korean War · Korean War and National Defense Service Medal · See more »

Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Medal of Honor · Medal of Honor and National Defense Service Medal · See more »

Southwest Asia Service Medal

The Southwest Asia Service Medal (SASM or SWASM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created by order of President George H.W. Bush on March 12, 1991.

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Southwest Asia Service Medal · National Defense Service Medal and Southwest Asia Service Medal · See more »

Vietnam Service Medal

The Vietnam Service Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces established on 8 July 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Vietnam Service Medal · National Defense Service Medal and Vietnam Service Medal · See more »

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War (Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America (Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Vietnam War · National Defense Service Medal and Vietnam War · See more »

War on Terror

The War on Terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism, is an international military campaign that was launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001.

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and War on Terror · National Defense Service Medal and War on Terror · See more »