2017 Marine Corps Military Ribbon & Medal Wear Guide (Paperback or Softback)

The first complete 2017 color and illustrated guide for U.S. Marine Corps military ribbon and medal wear on male and female uniforms. 2017 USMC military ribbons / attachments wear on the male and female uniform is illustrated in easy to follow detail with numerous color examples. A unique color chart shows the correct order for multi service ribbons wear for Marines who have served in other branches of the service (Army, Navy, USAF and USCG).

Additionally eight other highly requested areas are covered:

Ribbon Devices & United Nation Ribbons

Placement of Devices on Ribbons

Marine Corps military ribbons 1861-2017

Wear of ribbon over right breast pocket

Wear of Full Size and Mini Medals (Male)

Wear of Full Size and Mini Medals (Female)

Rank and Service Stripes Placement Notes

2017 United States Military Medal chart

Col. Frank C. Foster (USA, Ret.), grew up in Greenville, South Carolina and earned his BS from The Citadel, MBA from the University of Georgia and is a graduate of the Army's Command and General Staff College and Army War College. He saw service as a Battery Commander in Germany and served in Vietnam with U.S. Army Republic of Vietnam (USARV) General Staff and with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. In the Adjutant General's Corps, he served as the Adjutant General of the Central Army Group, the 4th Infantry Division and was the Commandant and Chief of the Army's Adjutant General's Corps from 1986 to 1990 during which time he activated the Adjutant General Corps Regiment. His military service provided him a first hand understanding of the Armed Forces Awards System. He currently operates Medals of America Press and is the author of United States Army Medals, Badges and Insignia, co-author of The Military Medals of the United States and The Decorations and Medals of the Republic of Vietnam. He and his wife Linda, who was decorated with the Army Commander's Medal for service to the Army, live in Greenville, South Carolina.