All five branches of the United States military issue a number of medals and decorations to servicemembers to recognize various accomplishments, achievements, and service rendered. Military-Ranks.org maintains a full list of all national decorations awarded by the military. On this page, awards are in displayed in the Order of Precedence. This is the relative importance of decorations as they relate to each other, and determines the order in which they are displayed on a service ribbon rack. You can also use the links above to view lists of decorations sorted by class, type, or military branch. This list of highest military decorations is an index to articles that describe the highest military decoration awarded by each country in the world.
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