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  1. The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal is a military award of the United States Marine Corps. It was established on 8 May 1919 as the Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon. A full-sized medal was authorized on 1 March 1921.

  2. Army. Navy and Marine Corps. Air Force and Space Force. Coast Guard. To denote additional achievements or multiple awards of the same decoration, the United States military maintains a number of award devices which are pinned to service ribbons and medals. Inactive and obsolete awards.

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    • Navy Cross. The Navy Cross is the second-highest military decoration in both the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Accordingly, the military award is just a step down from the highest achievement — the Medal of Honor.
    • USMC Distinguished Service Medal. The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is another military award shared between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Often, the Marine Corps and Navy are unified in the same operations or military goals, making it necessary to also have crossover with its awards.
    • Navy and Marine Corps Medal. The U.S. Armed Forces awards medals for more than just combat situations. As such, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal represents one of the highest achievements a service member can earn in these situations.
    • Marine Corps Commendation Medal. The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal is an example of a “mid-level” military award. It doesn’t rank quite as high as the top achievements like the Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Medal yet still represents heroic and meritorious service.
  4. May 3, 2017 · Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. (1) The medal will be awarded to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps who shall have actually landed on foreign territory and engaged...

  5. The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal was created in March of 1921 and is issued to Marines who have "Land [ed] on foreign territory, engage in operations against armed opposition, or who operate under the circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded."

  6. Dec 4, 2020 · Continuing with the ongoing series of U.S. Armed Forces awards and decorations, the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal (NEM, MCEM) are two of the oldest actively awarded medals. They also hold the distinction of being the only two whose retroactive criteria extends back into the 19th century.

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