A Sea Service Ribbon is an award of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, and the United States Army which recognizes those service members who have performed military duty while stationed on a vessel at sea.
Additional awards of the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon, Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon and the Army Sea Duty Ribbon are denoted by bronze service stars on the ribbon. For the Army Sea Duty Ribbon, the tenth and final award is annotated by a gold award star.
Read more about Sea Service Ribbon: Army Sea Duty Ribbon, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Navy Reserve Sea Service Ribbon, Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon
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“The sea is mother-death and she is a mighty female, the one who wins, the one who sucks us all up.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
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—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)
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