Project Hero: 1LT Walter Bryan Jackson, Distinguished Service Cross

Above is pic of a Soldier being awarded the Distinguished service cross. My question is the award usaly worn around the neck or on the chest?

I've never seen the DSC on a neck ribbon, especially one that long.

I know the MoH can be worn around the neck, with the medal part on top of the tie. I would imagine the same would apply to the DSC.

AR 670-1 (Section 29-8(c)):

quote:

Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is worn with the neckband ribbon around the neck, outside the shirt collar and inside the coat collar, with the medal hanging over the necktie. Authorized foreign neck decorations are worn beneath the Medal of Honor (see fig 29-6).

Matt
SPC, US Army
15U

Military Awards

6–2. Service ribbons

quote:

b. The Medal of Honor is the only decoration authorized a neck ribbon.

From what it looks like, the presentation of the Medal may be with a neck ribbon, but normal wear is just as any other medal is worn, minus the Medal of Honor.



Since in the picture the outside of the neck ribbon is not red, it looks as if the neck ribbon was used for presentation only.

Also, it looks as if the medal as shown above is connected somehow to the neck ribbon.

I think since the Secretary of the Army presented the medal, it needed more than just a "pin on type" presentation.

I hope the LT reads the regs on wear.

eh whatevs..Congrats to him.

To me it looks like he was just then receiving the award, or at least the official presentation of it. My guess is that since it is not an award given out often, the neck ribbon was done for effect.