Army Valorous Unit Award
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The Army Valorous Unit Award is a U.S. Army decoration presented to units for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy, ranking just below the Presidential Unit Citation in prestige.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valorous Unit Award | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army decoration
ⓘ
military unit award ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VUA ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
attached elements participating in cited action
ⓘ
organic elements of cited unit ⓘ |
| awardedFor | extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
United States Department of the Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of the Army Headquarters
Secretary of the Army ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| confers | unit citation ⓘ |
| conflictApplicability |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteriaComparison | comparable to Silver Star for units ⓘ |
| decorationClass | unit-level valor award ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army units
units of allied armed forces serving with the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| hasComponent | streamer embroidered with unit and action details ⓘ |
| language | English name ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
|
| minimumUnitSize | company-size or larger unit ⓘ |
| natureOfHeroism | gallantry in action against an armed enemy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation (Army)
|
| precedenceOver |
Meritorious Unit Commendation
ⓘ
surface form:
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
|
| presentedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| recognitionType | collective rather than individual award ⓘ |
| recognizes | collective heroism ⓘ |
| relativeRank |
above Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
ⓘ
below Presidential Unit Citation (Army) ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | crimson ⓘ |
| ribbonDesignFeature | gold frame ⓘ |
| scope | combat operations ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbol | decorative gold frame around ribbon ⓘ |
| type | unit citation ⓘ |
| wearAuthorizedBy | Army uniform regulations ⓘ |
| wearingForm |
ribbon
ⓘ
streamer for unit colors ⓘ |
| wearingLocation | right side of the uniform ⓘ |
| wearingMethod | worn by individual members of cited unit ⓘ |
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