Merchant Marine Outstanding Achievement Medal

Merchant Marine Medal for Outstanding Achievement

Merchant Marine Medal for Outstanding Achievement
Awarded by United States Maritime Administration
Type Medal
Status Current

Ribbon bar of the medal

The Merchant Marine Medal for Outstanding Achievement is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine awarded by the United States Maritime Administration. It was established in 2002 and is awarded to members of the maritime industry who have made extraordinarily valuable contributions to the merchant marine.

[A]warded to recognize merchant mariners who have participated in an act or operation of humanitarian nature directly to an individual or groups of individuals. This medal may be awarded to those leaders in the maritime industry who have dedicated years of service or achievement and/or given an extraordinary valuable contribution or work to the maritime industry. This medal requires the Maritime Administrator’s approval for award.

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  1. ↑ retrieved 14 December 2008 from http://www.marad.dot.gov/mariners_landing_page/mariner_medals/mariner_medals.htm

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