{"id":847,"date":"2024-05-14T23:06:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T23:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/187thahc.net\/wp\/?p=847"},"modified":"2024-07-06T11:13:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T18:13:33","slug":"unit-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/187thahc.net\/?p=847","title":{"rendered":"Unit Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:495,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.187thahc.net\\\/awards_pers\\\/Medals\\\/PUC.GIF&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20150820141007\\\/http:\\\/\\\/187thahc.net\\\/awards_pers\\\/Medals\\\/PUC.GIF&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 05:13:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 05:13:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:496,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.187thahc.net\\\/awards_pers\\\/Medals\\\/vua.GIF&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20150820123358\\\/http:\\\/\\\/187thahc.net\\\/awards_pers\\\/Medals\\\/vua.GIF&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 05:13:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 05:13:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:497,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.187thahc.net\\\/awards_pers\\\/Medals\\\/MUC.GIF&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20150820111229\\\/http:\\\/\\\/187thahc.net\\\/awards_pers\\\/Medals\\\/MUC.GIF&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 05:13:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-05 05:13:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.187thahc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ribstrip2.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"4\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.187thahc.net\/awards_pers\/Medals\/PUC.GIF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.187thahc.net\/awards_pers\/Medals\/PUC.GIF\" alt=\"\" width=\"86\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Presidential Unit Citation (Army)<br \/>\nStreamer embroidered &#8211; 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VIETNAM 1967<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.187thahc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ribstrip2.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"4\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm<br \/>\nStreamer embroidered &#8211; VIETNAM 1966-1967<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.187thahc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ribstrip2.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"4\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm<br \/>\nStreamer embroidered &#8211; VIETNAM 1967-1968<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.187thahc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ribstrip2.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"4\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm<br \/>\nStreamer embroidered &#8211; VIETNAM 1971<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.187thahc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ribstrip2.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"4\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal,<br \/>\nFirst Class<br \/>\nStreamer embroidered &#8211; VIETNAM 1969-1970<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.187thahc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ribstrip2.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"4\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal,<br \/>\nFirst Class<br \/>\nStreamer embroidered &#8211; VIETNAM 1970-1971<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.187thahc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ribstrip2.jpg\" alt=\"ribstrip2.jpg (3064 bytes)\" width=\"720\" height=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"775\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\n<p align=\"left\">25 Jul 67 &#8211; Letter from Bill Bauman, CO 187th, to Chief Military History &#8211; requesting Blackhawks as Distinctive Designation<\/p>\n<p>11 Aug 67 &#8211; 1st Ind by HQ DA, Chief of Military History &#8211; Approval of Blackhawks as Distinctive Designation. 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