Valorous Unit Award ribbon
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The Valorous Unit Award ribbon is a U.S. Army unit decoration ribbon signifying extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy, second only to the Presidential Unit Citation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valorous Unit Award ribbon canonical | 1 |
| Valorous Unit Award streamer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9634797 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valorous Unit Award ribbon Context triple: [VUA, notationFor, Valorous Unit Award ribbon]
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A.
Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon
The Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon is a United States Coast Guard personal decoration recognizing noteworthy achievement or meritorious service that is of lesser degree than that required for higher-level medals.
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B.
Overseas Service Ribbon
The Overseas Service Ribbon is a United States Army military award presented to soldiers in recognition of completing qualifying overseas tours of duty.
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C.
Medal of Honor ribbon
The Medal of Honor ribbon is the distinctive service ribbon worn on U.S. military uniforms to represent the nation’s highest military decoration for valor.
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D.
Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon
The Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon is a U.S. military award ribbon recognizing participation in significant non-combat military operations or activities.
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E.
National Defense Service Medal ribbon
The National Defense Service Medal ribbon is a U.S. military award ribbon worn by service members to denote honorable active duty service during designated periods of national emergency or armed conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valorous Unit Award ribbon Target entity description: The Valorous Unit Award ribbon is a U.S. Army unit decoration ribbon signifying extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy, second only to the Presidential Unit Citation.
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A.
Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon
The Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon is a United States Coast Guard personal decoration recognizing noteworthy achievement or meritorious service that is of lesser degree than that required for higher-level medals.
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B.
Overseas Service Ribbon
The Overseas Service Ribbon is a United States Army military award presented to soldiers in recognition of completing qualifying overseas tours of duty.
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C.
Medal of Honor ribbon
The Medal of Honor ribbon is the distinctive service ribbon worn on U.S. military uniforms to represent the nation’s highest military decoration for valor.
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D.
Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon
The Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon is a U.S. military award ribbon recognizing participation in significant non-combat military operations or activities.
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E.
National Defense Service Medal ribbon
The National Defense Service Medal ribbon is a U.S. military award ribbon worn by service members to denote honorable active duty service during designated periods of national emergency or armed conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army decoration
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military unit award ribbon ⓘ |
| associatedMedal |
Valorous Unit Award streamer
ⓘ
linked to:
Valorous Unit Award ribbon
|
| awardedFor | extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Secretary of the Army ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | yes (to units that no longer exist or are inactive) ⓘ |
| classification | unit citation ribbon ⓘ |
| confers | unit-level recognition ⓘ |
| conflictScope | armed conflict against an enemy of the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| displayedOn |
U.S. Army combat uniform (as authorized devices)
ⓘ
U.S. Army dress uniform ⓘ U.S. Army service uniform ⓘ
linked to:
Army Service Uniform
|
| eligibility |
U.S. Army units
ⓘ
units of allied armed forces serving with U.S. Army units ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| higherAward |
Presidential Unit Citation (Army)
ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
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| individualEquivalent | Silver Star ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
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linked to:
Meritorious Unit Commendation
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| material | woven ribbon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Valorous Unit Award
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linked to:
Army Valorous Unit Award
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| relativeRank | second only to the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ribbon bar ⓘ |
| symbolizes | collective heroism of a military unit ⓘ |
| wearer | members of units cited for the Valorous Unit Award ⓘ |
| wearerMayBe |
Army civilian (when authorized on certain uniforms)
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enlisted soldier ⓘ officer ⓘ |
| wearLocation |
immediately after the Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
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left side of the uniform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valorous Unit Award ribbon Description of subject: The Valorous Unit Award ribbon is a U.S. Army unit decoration ribbon signifying extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy, second only to the Presidential Unit Citation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Valorous Unit Award ribbon