Obtaining your Medals, Ribbons, and Badges for FREE

Veterans are eligible to obtain FREE replacement Medals, Ribbons, and Badges.

That’s right, you can get your chest candy you need for a cool shadow box to put on your wall or desk!

Requesting Military Awards and Decorations

You can make requests online or via snail mail.

Click HERE
On the page where you enter your Service Details, be sure to select Military Awards/Decorations.
On the page where you enter your Veteran Information, ensure that you write the specific awards/decorations you are wanting in the comments box provided.

Fill out a Standard Form 180 and mail it to the address indicated on page 3 of the document.

NOTES:

If your DD-214 is MISSING things you will NOT receive them! If you left in a hurry and didn't catch these mistakes on the way out then you will need to request a DD-215.
- For more information click HERE.
The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) does NOT issue service medals/decorations. That function is given to each military service department. The NPRC simply verifies awards and forwards your requests and verification to appropriate branches of services.

Next of kin may be able to also obtain FREE replacements.

Here are how each branch defines NoK:

Definition of NoK

Un-remarried widow or widower, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister

Surviving spouse, eldest child, father or mother, eldest sibling or eldest grandchild

Un-remarried widow or widower, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister

Un-remarried widow or widower, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister

Un-remarried widow or widower, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister

NOTES:

NoK requests are FREE for all branches if the Veteran separated AFTER 1960.
For Veterans who separated before 1960, the Airforce and Coast Guard will NOT process the requests.