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Attachment to a military decoration From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A gold frame is an attachment to a military decoration which is issued by the militaries of some countries. The gold frame is designed to enclose an award ribbon and is usually a means of distinguishing the ribbon's special quality or denoting some additional achievement to the award's basic criteria.

The gold frame is normally an automatic attachment to a ribbon decoration. In certain cases, however, awards may be issued both with and without the gold frame depending upon the level of achievement. Such is the case in the United States Air Force which denotes the gold frame as a "gold border". The Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon may be presented with a gold border when the decoration is presented for service in a designated combat zone.

The gold frame and gold border is a device for ribbon awards only, and there are no provisions for issuing the attachment for medals.

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United States

Active duty

Thumb Presidential Unit Citation (Army & Air Force; Air Force version may be issued without gold border)
Thumb Presidential Unit Citation (Public Health Service; A gold frame indicates a second award)[1]
Thumb Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Thumb Valorous Unit Award (Army)
Thumb Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
Thumb Superior Unit Award (Army)
Thumb Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (Air Force; may be issued without gold border)
Thumb Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award (USCG; now obsolete)
Thumb DHS Outstanding Unit Award

National Guard and State Guard Forces

Thumb State Guard Association of the United States Superior Unit Citation
Thumb Military Emergency Management Specialist Academy Unit Citation
Thumb Alabama State Defense Force Outstanding Unit Commendation
Thumb Alaska Governors Distinguished Unit Citation
Thumb California Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation
Thumb California Commanding General's Meritorious Unit Citation
Thumb California State Military Reserve Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation
Thumb Delaware National Guard Governor's Meritorious Unit Award
Thumb Delaware National Guard Unit Strength Award
Thumb Florida Governor's Meritorious Unit Citation
Thumb Georgia Distinguished Unit Ribbon
Thumb Georgia State Defense Force Outstanding Unit Citation
Thumb Idaho Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation
Thumb Idaho Adjutant General's Excellence Award
Thumb Indiana Guard Reserve Superior Unit Citation
Thumb Iowa Outstanding Unit Award
Thumb Louisiana F.E. Herbert Meritorious Unit Commendation
Thumb Maryland Adjutant General's Special Recognition Ribbon
Thumb Massachusetts Meritorious Unit Citation
Thumb Mississippi State Guard Outstanding Unit Citation
Thumb Nevada Governor's Outstanding Unit Award
Thumb New Jersey Governor's Unit Award
Thumb New Jersey Unit Strength Award
Thumb New Mexico Outstanding Unit Citation
Thumb New York Guard Commander's Citation
Thumb North Carolina Governor's Unit Citation
Thumb North Carolina Meritorious Unit Citation
Thumb North Carolina Outstanding Unit Award
Thumb North Dakota State Outstanding Unit Citation
Thumb North Dakota Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation
Thumb Ohio Military Reserve Commanding General's Meritorious Unit Service Award
Thumb Oklahoma Governor's Distinguished Unit Award
Thumb Oklahoma Commander’s Trophy Award Ribbon
Thumb Oregon Superior Unit Ribbon
Thumb Pennsylvania Governor's Unit Citation
Thumb Rhode Island Gubernatorial Unit Award
Thumb South Carolina Governor's Unit Citation
Thumb South Carolina State Guard Outstanding Unit Citation
Thumb South Carolina State Guard Unit Achievement Award
Thumb South Dakota Desert Storm Unit Citation
Thumb South Dakota Unit Citation
Thumb South Dakota Distinguished Unit Award
Thumb Tennessee Meritorious Unit Citation
Thumb Tennessee Distinguished Unit Citation
Thumb Tennessee Outstanding Unit Performance Commendation
Thumb Tennessee Volunteer Recruiting and Retention Unit Citation
Thumb Texas Governor's Unit Citation
Thumb Texas Organizational Excellence Unit Award
Thumb Texas State Guard Meritorious Unit Award
Thumb Virginia Defense Force Unit Readiness Citation (Dead Eye)
Thumb Washington Unit Citation
Thumb West Virginia Distinguished Unit Award
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Australia

Thumb Unit Citation for Gallantry
Thumb Meritorious Unit Citation

South Vietnam

Thumb Presidential Unit Citation (Vietnam)
Thumb Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (Vietnam)
Thumb Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation (Vietnam)

Other countries

Thumb Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)
Thumb Croix de Guerre unit award (Luxembourg)
Thumb Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines)

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