Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

BACKGROUND

This unit award was presented to units of the United Nations Command for service in Korea under the same conditions as would be required for the award of the Presidential Unit Citation of the United States, and it is awarded in the name of the president of the Republic of Korea. It is a ribbon award with accompanying citation.

 

CRITERIA

It is awarded under the same conditions as required for the award of the Presidential Unit Citation of the United States.

 

RIBBON DESCRIPTION

The ribbon has a broad white stripe and in the center is a tae-guk (an ancient Korean symbol), half red and half blue. The broad white center stripe is flanked on either side by thin stripes of green, white, red, white, red, white and a wide stripe of green at the edge. The ribbon is enclosed in a rectangular gold-colored frame with laurel leaf designs.

 

WEIGHTED AIRMAN PROMOTED SYSTEM POINT VALUE: 0

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