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	Combat Medical Badge
		The Combat Medical Badge (CMB) could specifically be awarded to Officers and Enlisted personnel of the Medical Department who were assigned to or attached to a medical detachment of the infantry.
		The CMB was to recognize medical aidmen who shared the same hazards and hardships of ground combat on a daily basis with the infantry soldier.
		To be awarded the Combat Medical Badge, the infantry unit to which the medical personnel were assigned or attached must have engaged the enemy in active ground combat.
	www.1stcavmedic.com /cmb.html (291 words)

	Combat Medical Badge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The badge is awarded to any member of the Army Medical Department, pay grade Colonel or below, who are assigned or attached to a medical unit (company or smaller size) which provides medical support to an infantry or special forces unit during any period in which the unit was engaged in active ground combat.
		The Combat Medical Badge is retroactive to December 6, 1941.
		The basis for doing this was that the Combat Medical Badge was awarded only to soldiers who had borne combat duties befitting the Bronze Star Medal and also that both awards required a recommendation by the commander and a citation in orders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Combat_Medical_Badge (267 words)

	Combat Infantryman Badge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It, and the simultaneously created Expert Infantryman Badge were created with the primary goal of recognizing the sacrifices of the infantrymen who were disproportionately likely to be killed or wounded during World War II.
		The Combat Infantryman Badge is easily one of the most recognizable Army badges and is considered a “badge of honor” in that those who are awarded the decoration have participated in direct combat with an enemy force.
		The badge is similar in appearance to the Expert Infantryman Badge which is a recognition of infantry skills, rather than combat participation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Combat_Infantry_Badge (1880 words)

	AMEDD Regiment
		The Combat Medical Badge (CMB), or Medical Badge as it was initially called, was established by the War Department in March 1945.
		The need to establish a badge for medical personnel was a result of the Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) being established on 27 October 1943 for the infantryman, who was subjected to the worst conditions in combat, sustained the most casualties and receiving very little, if any, recognition for their sacrifice and heroic actions.
		Medical personnel of the Navy and Air Force who have been assigned or attached to similar Army units engaged in active ground combat may also be awarded the CMB.
	ameddregiment.amedd.army.mil /combat.htm (464 words)

	History of the CMB
		There was never any intention to award the CMB to all medical personnel who served in a combat zone or imminent danger area, that is a division level medical company supporting an infantry brigade.
		It could be awarded to officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the Medical Department assigned or attached to the medical detachment of infantry regiments, infantry battalions, and elements thereof designated as infantry in tables of organization or tables of organization and equipment.
		The sole criteria which qualifies medical personnel for award of the CMB is to be assigned or attached to an infantry unit engaged in active ground combat.
	www.86blackhawkdiv.org /AWARDS~1/CBMHIS~1.HTM (1786 words)

	CM Badge Controversy
		Medics and soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment and the 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery Regiment load a patient onto the airstrip at Forward Operating Base Summerall near Bayji, Iraq, after a car bomb at the base's front gate June 1, 2004.
		The eligibility restrictions for the CMB and its companion, the Combat Infantry Badge, have stirred anger in the Army.
		They agree the key factor in awarding the CMB should be whether the medic performed under fire, not what unit he or she belongs to.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,SS_100305_CMB.html (1519 words)

	Combat and Expert Qualification Badges
		The Combat Infantry Badge was adopted November 15, 1943 and was awarded to those officers and enlisted men whose conduct in combat was exemplary.
		The badge was very popular with the front line soldier, who enjoyed the special recognition to the fighting soldier that it conferred.
		Casuality rates among combat medics were extremely high and on April 18, 1945 a Combat Medical Badge was adopted and awarded to medics for exemplary action in combat.
	www.angelfire.com /md2/patches/medals/otherqbcomexinf.html (198 words)

	Medical Field -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The badge is the non-combat equivalent to the Combat Medical Badge and is awarded to any medical personnel of the United States Army who successfully complete a qualification test battery of field medical examinations.
		A medication is a licenced drug taken to cure or reduce symptoms of an illness or medical condition.
		Medicalization means an expansion of the medical institution and reviewing deviance and all the processes of human life from a medical perspective.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/93/medical-field.html (1007 words)

	Combat Medical Badge
		SYMBOLISM: The Medical Corps insignia of branch, modified by the addition of a Greek cross suggesting the Geneva Convention between the wings and the entwined serpents, signifies the recipient’s skills and expertise.
		In February 1951, the proposal to designate the badge as a one-time award was rescinded and it was approved for subsequent award during specified periods.
		The cloth badge has an olive green base cloth with the stretcher, caduceus, cross, wreath and stars embroidered in fl.
	www.army.mil /symbols/combatbadges/medical.html (388 words)

	CIB
		Despite the Combat Infantryman Badge's distinction, many are unaware of it's history, symbolism, criteria for award of the badge, and the variety that have been made.
		The badge was intended as an inducement for individuals to join the infantry while serving as a morale booster for infantrymen serving in every theater.
		In 1948, the regulation governing badges stated that "battle participation credit is not sufficient; the unit must have been in contact with the enemy." This clearly indicated that an exchange of hostile fire or equivalent personal exposure was the intent of the Army leadership.
	36thair3ad.homestead.com /CIB.html (2708 words)

	COMBAT MEDIC PAGE
		Its evolution stemmed from a requirement to recognize medical aidmen who shared the same hazards and hardships of ground combat on a daily basis with the infantry soldier.
		For example medical personnel serving in division-level medical companies, ground ambulance and medical clearing companies, mobile-Army surgical hospital (MASH), combat-support hospital (CSH), and field hospitals are not eligible for the CMB.
		Medical personnel other than those medics organic to infantry units may qualify only if they serve as medical personnel accompanying infantrymen.
	www.bob-west.com /COMBAT-MEDIC.html (738 words)

	Combat Medical Badges
		The Medical Corps insignia of branch, modified by the addition of a Greek cross suggesting the Geneva Convention between the wings and the entwined serpents, signifies the recipient’s skills and expertise. It is superimposed upon a stretcher alluding to medical field service. The oak symbolizes steadfastness, strength and loyalty.
		The Combat Medical Badge was approved on 29 January 1945.
		Subdued badges are authorized in metal and cloth. The metal badge is fl. The cloth badge has an olive green base cloth with the stretcher, caduceus, cross, wreath and stars embroidered in fl.
	www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil /badges/CombatMedicalBadges.htm (314 words)

	Combat Medical Badge Display Recognition
		The Combat medical Badge (CMB) was originally established as the Medical Badge and was designed to recognize the important role and service of medical personnel assigned or attached to infantry units and who daily shared with the infantry, the hazards and hardships of combat during World War II.
		War Department Circular 66, dated 1 March 1945, authorized the award of the Medical Badge to officers (field grade officers were not authorized the award of the badge except for battalion and regimental surgeons), warrant officers and enlisted personnel whose daily performance was satisfactory under combat conditions.
		The Medical Badge could be withdrawn by commanders from individuals who failed to perform their duties satisfactorily under combat conditions.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/cmb.htm (2017 words)

	Combat Action Ribbon
		The Combat Action Ribbon of the Navy and Marine Corps was instituted in 1969.
		The principal eligibility criterion is that the individual must have participated in a bona fide ground or surface combat fire fight or action during which he was under enemy fire and his performance while under fire was satisfactory.
		The Combat Action Ribbon will not be awarded to personnel for aerial combat since the Strike/Flight Air Medal provides recognition for aerial combat exposure; however, a pilot or crewmember forced to escape or evade after being forced down could be eligible for the award.
	www.3rdmarines.net /combat_action_ribbon.htm (621 words)

	VIETNAM COMBAT MEDICS
		The Medical Corps insignia of branch, modified by the addition of a Greek cross suggesting the Geneva Convention between the wings and the entwined serpents, signifies the recipient's skills and expertise.
		The Combat Medic was the first to give aid to 303,704 men wounded in action and was there "as a brother" at the last moment of life for many of the of the 58,178 that died.Most of the over 300,000 men are home today because of the Combat Medic.
		The Combat Medic's Badge signifys that this person served for at least sixty days in the Medical Corps in combat, i.e., in the line of enemy fire.
	remembervietnam.homestead.com /combatmedic.html (301 words)

	CMB-CAB for Flight Crewmembers
		However, the Medic's badge award criteria is written in language, which precludes DUSTOFF medics from being eligible for the award.
		Additionally, the CMB could be awarded to Medical Department personnel assigned or attached to Infantry units of Allied Forces when the duties performed were identical with those performed by medical personnel assigned or attached to U.S. Forces.
		The sole criteria that qualifies medical personnel for award of the CMB is to be assigned or attached to an infantry unit engaged in active ground combat.
	www.dustoff.org /CMB/cmb-news.htm (7823 words)

	MEDALS
		This was awarded for wounds or injuries, requiring medical treatment, sustained in the course of combat operations in wartime.
		It is given for combat or non-combat action, and conferred in recognition of single acts of heroism or merit for operational activities against an armed enemy, or for meritorious services, or for sustained distinction in performance of duties involving regular and frequent participation in aerial flight.
		Twenty combat missions were judged the standard, and aircrews in heavy combat might earn an Air Medal in a week.
	hum90.com /medals.htm (1336 words)

	Combat Medic Badge -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A primary requirement for the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge is that the recipient must hold an infantry or special forces military occupational specialty; for all other Army personnel a special order must be issued to authorize the award of the CIB to non-Infantry personnel.
		The Combat Action Badge (or CAB) is a military badge worn in the U.S. Army.
		However, as ribbons are generally seen as less prestigious than medals and badges, the CAB was then proposed as the "Close Combat Badge" (or CCB), thus granting the award badge status vice ribbon.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/34/combat-medic-badge.html (967 words)

	Combat Infantrymans Badge
		The badge was intended as an inducement for individuals to join the infantry while serving as a morale booster for infantrymen serving in the theater.
		From the beginning, Army leaders have taken care to retain the badge for the unique purpose for which it was established and to prevent adoption of any other badge which would lower its prestige.
		The soldier must be an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties, must be assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat., and must actively participate in such ground combat.
	www.fcs-net.com /denner/combat.htm (1818 words)

	Army Creates Badge
		All soldiers are allowed to wear their combat patch on their right shoulder as a “combat patch” after spending 30 days in an authorized combat theater.
		That is the purpose of the combat Infantry Badge and a Combat Medical Badge, which is reserved for Army, Navy and Air Force medics.
		But the badges, which are rectangular pieces of medal when worn on the dress or Class “A” and “B” uniforms, are also worn as a fabric patch above the right hand breast pocket of the BDUs-acting as a “visual recognition of close combat” whenever a solider is in uniform, Hilferty said.
	www.thetroubleshooters.com /br/br273.html (591 words)

	Eligibility Requirements for the Combat Action Ribbon
		Upon submission of evidence to their commanding officer, personnel who earned the Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Medical Badge while a member of the U.S. Army may be authorized to wear the Combat Action Ribbon.
		(f) The Combat Action Ribbon will not be awarded to personnel for aerial combat since the Strike/Flight Air Medal provides recognition for aerial combat exposure; however, a pilot or crewmember forced to escape or evade after being forced down could be eligible for the award.
		Lack of a Combat Action Ribbon, therefore, signifies that a sailor such as Jim Janos never was in a firefight or served in an area where he would likely engage in a firefight.
	www.cursor.org /venturawatch/combat_action_ribbon.htm (403 words)

	Pocatello Idaho State Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		IRAQ - Six soldiers were awarded the Combat Medical Badge in a ceremony conducted July 8 at the TF 3-116 Armor Battalion Aide Station.
		The Combat Medical Badges were presented personally by 116th Brigade Combat Team commander Brig.
		All are members of TF 3-116 Armor and all were awarded the badge for rendering medical attention while participating in combat operations under hostile fire in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III.
	www.journalnet.com /articles/2005/07/25/news/local/news02.prt (454 words)

	New Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The only time we saw other medics was usually when we first got in to the Troop or about ready to leave.
		So, I thought it would be kind of nice to hear from the other Medics and set up something for them.
		The Combat Medical Badge was conceived March 1, 1945 by the War Department.
	www.11thcavnam.com /units/medics/medics.htm (372 words)

	Vietnam War veteran seeks recognition for medevac comrades
		A retired medical evacuation pilot who helped rescue more than 2,000 wounded soldiers during the Vietnam War asked lawmakers Tuesday to make his fellow Dustoff crew members eligible for the Army's Combat Medical Badge.
		Thousands of helicopter ambulance crew members in Vietnam, organized in medical evacuation units that were known by the radio call sign Dustoff, were credited with pulling hundreds of thousands of wounded soldiers out of battle, often at great risk to themselves.
		Since they were not specifically assigned to ground combat units, Dustoff crew members were denied the combat badge under Army regulations.
	www.defrance.org /artman/publish/printer_176.shtml (419 words)

	The World War II Combat Medic
		The Medical Service Corps traces its beginnings to the establishment of an Apothecary General during the American Revolution, and the creation of the Ambulance Corps and US Army Storekeepers in the Civil War.
		Today the Medical Service Corps mirrors the Sanitary Corps, which quickly expanded to nearly 3,000 officers during World War I. The Sanitary Corps enabled the Medical Department to make available to itself a group of officers commissioned in specialties which were at the forefront of the medical technology of the day.
		The Medical Administrative Corps expanded to include a variety of administrative positions and freed the physicians, dentists, and veterinarians for medical care responsibilities.
	home.att.net /~steinert/index.html (1896 words)

	DefendAmerica News - 'Wolfhounds' Receive Combat Badges
		In the sunset ceremony at Forward Operating Base Orgun-e, about 100 infantrymen and 10 combat medics representing Task Force 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment were awarded the badges.
		Five soldiers were awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge second award for participation in two eras of combat: Sgt. Maj.
		Soldiers who receive the Combat Infantryman Badge must be under fire by the enemy.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/aug2004/a082704d.html (375 words)

	Oregon Military Department Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		FOB WARRIOR, Iraq - Six citizen-soldiers from Oregon were awarded the Combat Medical Badge in a ceremony held on Jul. 8 at the Task Force 3-116 Armor Battalion Aide Station.
		The 116th Brigade Combat Team is composed of units from Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Utah, North Dakota, Maryland and New Jersey.
		DSCN1901.jpg The Combat Medical Badge was awarded to (L-R), Spc.
	www.mil.state.or.us /PressRel/2005/7-21-05Press.html (374 words)

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