Latest "Combat Action Ribbon" stories

Lost for 78 years, a Pearl Harbor sailor finally comes home

Fair winds and following seas, Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Ulis Claud Steely.

By Sarah Ladd, Louisville Courier Journal

3 years ago

Four ship crews receive Combat Action Ribbon

Sailors receiving the CAR came under fire after Houthi rebels in Yemen fired missiles at their ships last fall. It's the first time the Navy has awarded the decoration for operations in international waters since the Gulf War.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago