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Veteran 8 years Navy – Awarded Navy Expeditionary Medal
“The medal will be awarded, to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy who shall have actually landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition, or operated under circumstances which, after full consideration, shall be deemed to merit special recognition and for which service no campaign medal has been awarded. The Navy Expeditionary Medal is retroactively authorized to February 12, 1874.”

Sea Service Deployment Medal
The Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (NSSDR) is presented to any member of the United States Navy after they complete deployment at sea. Standard deployment is considered 90 consecutive days or two periods of at least 80 days within a 12 month period. Additional awards of the ribbon are represented by wearing a Bronze Star device on the service ribbon.