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Has the Army begun awarding second and third awards of the Combat Infantryman's Badge again?
THE WAY IT USED TO BE-first awarded in WWII (plain CIB), next in Korea (CIB w/1 star), next in Vietnam (CIB w/2 stars). Only a vet of all 3 wars could wear the CIB w/2 stars. Anyone receiving the CIB for Vietnam and all later conflicts (Grenada, Panama, Desert Storm, etc.) wore only the single badge. I recently saw a photo of a soldier in his 30's wearing a CIB w/1 star. He was a vet of Desert Storm and the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan but obviously too young for Vietnam or Grenada service.
Hi Ron,
To my knowledge, nothing has changed. The latest Army regulation on the subject is dated 1995 (which is way before Afghanistan or the second Iraq War).
See: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armyreg/l/blar600822.htm
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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