Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

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Unit citation from the Republic of Korea for service in Korea.

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How you get it

You can't apply for this one yourself. Your unit has to have received it, and you have to have been assigned or attached to the unit and present for duty during the cited period.

You qualify if any of these apply

Member of a United Nations Command unit cited by the Republic of Korea, under the same conditions as the U.S. Presidential Unit Citation

Quick facts

Category: Foreign and international
Type: Unit award
WAPS points: 0
Position in the AFPC listing: 77 of 91 (listed in order of precedence)

Full AFPC fact sheet text

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.

Source: Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation fact sheet, Air Force's Personnel Center