- Valorous Unit Award
Infobox Military Award
name=Valorous Unit Award
caption=
awarded_by=United States Army
type=Ribbon and Streamer
eligibility=Combatant Military Unit
for="Extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States of America."
status=Currently awarded
first_award=
last_award=On going
total=
posthumous=
recipients=
individual=Silver Star
higher=Presidential Unit Citation
same=DoD -Joint Meritorious Unit Award
lower=Meritorious Unit Commendation
caption2=Streamer for the Valorous Unit AwardThe Valorous Unit Award is a decoration which is awarded to units of the
United States Army which display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States of America. The Valorous Unit Award is also granted to any United States Army unit which, while serving with friendly foreign forces, engages in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. The Valorous Unit Award was created in1964 and is retroactive to August 3,1963 . The Valorous Unit Award is the second highest unit decoration which may be bestowed upon a U.S. Army unit (the highest being the Presidential Unit Citation) and is considered the unit equivalent of theSilver Star . The decoration is comprised of a scarlet ribbon, with blue and white cross markings, enclosed within agold frame .ee also
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Awards and decorations of the United States military
*Awards and decorations of the United States Army
*List of military decorations
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