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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Marine Corps Detachment Fort Leonard Wood has a new top enlisted leader following a relief-and-appointment ceremony Feb. 13 in Nutter Field House, where Marine Sgt. Maj ...

Marine Corps veteran Ron Martinchek was awarded the Combat ... Marine Corps veteran Ron Martinchek was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon, nearly 55 years after his service in the Vietnam War. News.