According to Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs, only 20,855 of the 184,567 Marines currently on active duty boast at least one CAR combat action ribbon.

The drain of combat experienced Marines has resulted in a drop of more than half in the number of active-duty Marines with a Combat Action Ribbon, a report from Marine Corps Times found.

News Military Branches Marine Corps The Coveted Combat Action Ribbon May Be The Corps’ Most Divisive Award. By James Clark. Published Mar 30, 2015 7:20 PM EDT.

Recognizing the impact of new forms of warfare, the US Marine Corps has authorized the award of the Combat Action Ribbon for those who came under attack with IEDs (roadside bombs) This change is ...

If you're a Marine who has completed a 36-month tour as combat instructor at the School of Infantry West at Camp Pendleton, there's a new special duty assignment ribbon for you.

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.

His records also did not show a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon or Kosovo Campaign Medal. He earned two Meritorious Service Medals and five Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, among ...

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. This ...

A judge demoted a Marine Corps sergeant major to sergeant last month for donning military awards and decorations, such as the Purple Heart, that he never earned. Then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was ...

Marine Corps veteran Ron Martinchek was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon, nearly 55 years after his service in the Vietnam War. News Sports Entertainment Opinion Advertise Charlevoix Obituaries ...

A Marine sergeant major was demoted to sergeant after he was convicted of wearing nine medals that he never earned, including a Purple Heart and Combat Action Ribbon, and making false statements ...