Example of "V' Devices On Service Ribbons
The following examples show the "V" device on various service ribbons, either worn alone or in conjunction with other devices on the ribbon:
| Legion of Merit with Combat "V" | |
| Distinguished Flying Cross with "V" Device and one bronze oak leaf cluster indicating a total of two awards. | |
| Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and two gold 5⁄16 inch stars indicating a total of three awards. | |
| Joint Service Commendation Medal with "V" Device and three bronze oak leaf clusters indicating a total of four awards. | |
| Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat "V" and four gold 5⁄16 inch stars indicating a total of five awards. | |
| Outstanding Unit Award with "V" Device |
The "V" device or "combat distinguishing device' must be specifically authorized on the award citation for the decoration or unit award in order to be worn on the award. An Air Force citation for an individual award authorized the "V' will have "with Valor" after the name of the decoration while the certificate for the decoration will have the word "VALOR" written below the name of the decoration. A unit award authorized the "V" will have, with "V" Device, written on the certificate for the award..
In the very rare circumstance that an individual might be recognized for an act which would justify the award of a second Medal of Honor, the "V" device may be worn on the original medal: Department of Defense, Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, 2010, "for each succeeding act that would otherwise justify award of the Medal of Honor, the individual receiving the subsequent award is authorized to wear an additional Medal of Honor ribbon and/or a "V" device on the Medal of Honor suspension ribbon."
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