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Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon, 1-3/8" x 3/8", Issued: Dec 17, 1945 - Dec 17, 1965

Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon, 1-3/8" x 3/8", Issued: Dec 17, 1945 - Dec 17, 1965

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U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon, 1-3/8" x 3/8"

Dimensions 1-3/8"L x 3/8"H
Acquired from a Military Surplus Store that went out of business.

The Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon was a service ribbon of the United States Marine Corps which was issued between the December 17, 1945, and December 17, 1965. The ribbon was first created by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal and recognizes those members of the Marine Corps Reserve who performed ten years of honorable reserve service.

To be awarded the Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon, a Marine Reservist must have performed ten years of reserve duty in an "active drill status", implying satisfactory attendance at weekend drills and participation in yearly two week training periods.

The Marine Corps Reserve ribbon was declared obsolete in 1965 and was succeeded by the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. The U.S. Navy equivalent of the Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon was the Naval Reserve Medal.
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