campaign ribbon

American  

noun

1. a distinctively colored ribbon, either on a small, narrow bar or in the form of a strip, representing a military campaign participated in by the wearer.

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Example Sentences

Giving it a distinct name — “Operation” — would make military personnel eligible for a campaign ribbon.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2014

Can we in the merchant service not be granted some form of campaign ribbon peculiarly our own?

From Time Magazine Archive

Their reward will be another campaign ribbon to pin on the breast of their blue tunics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Until 1920 Spanish-American veterans had to be content with nothing but a campaign ribbon and a pat on the back from Teddy Roosevelt.

From Time Magazine Archive