The Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation was a
unit award A unit citation is a formal, honorary mention by high authority of a military unit's specific and outstanding performance, notably in battle.
Similar mentions can also be made for individual soldiers.
Alternatively or concurrently, the unit can be ...
of the
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mult ...
which was awarded to all active, reserve, auxiliary, and civilian personnel of the Coast Guard for service from March 1989 to October 1989.
The award was issued only to those whose service up to the issuance date was honorable and it could be issued to members of other services who were assigned to the Coast Guard and served in that period.
Wearing of the ribbon was stipulated to be placed after the
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
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and before the
Prisoner of War Medal
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The ...
.
One-time award
Established by Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral
Paul A. Yost, Jr.
Paul Alexander Yost Jr. (January 3, 1929February 9, 2022) was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 18th commandant from 1986 to 1990.
Early life and career
He was a native of St. Petersburg, Florida. He graduated from th ...
on 2 January 2 1990.
[ The award was issued as a one-time award only that commemorated the founding of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1790, then known as the ]Revenue Cutter Service
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. The Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation was discontinued for issuance in September 1991, but Coast Guard regulations permit the continued wearing of the decoration on the uniforms of Coast Guard members who have earned it.
References
Bicentennial Unit Commendation
Bicentennial anniversaries
Awards established in 1990
US Coast Guard ribbon symbolism
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