Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon (United States Coast Guard)

Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon
Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon
Type	Individual award ribbon
Awarded for	An act or service resulting in unusual and/or outstanding achievement
Presented by	United States Department of Homeland Security[1]
Eligibility	Members of the Armed Forces of the United States, including foreign military personnel serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard
Status	Currently awarded
First awarded	17 March 1979
Precedence
Next (higher)	Service achievement medals[2]
Next (lower)	Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon[2]

The Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon is a personal military award of the United States Coast Guard. The award was established in March 1979 by Admiral John B. Hayes.

The Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon is awarded to any member of the Coast Guard who receives a Letter of Commendation from the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. The decoration is retroactive to August 12, 1921 which was when the Commandant's Commendation Letter was first issued by Admiral William E. Reynolds.^{[citation needed]}

Additional awards of the Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon are denoted by 5/16 inch stars. The Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon with the Operational Distinguishing Device may be authorized for operational and field condition achievements.^{[citation needed]} Considering Coast Guard awards and decorations only, the Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon is below the Coast Guard Achievement Medal in order of precedence.^[2]

• Awards and decorations of the United States military

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Coast Guard.

• "Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual, COMDTINST M1650.25E" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. U.S. Coast Guard. 15 August 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.