Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation
NEW!
Instituted: May 2006
Criteria: ON MAY 25, 2006, AT THE COMMANDANTS CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY,
PRESIDENT BUSH PRESENTED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (PUC) TO
THE U.S. COAST GUARD FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AND OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE IN ACTION FROM AUGUST 29 TO SEPTEMBER 13, 2005, IN
PREPARATION FOR, AND RESPONSE AND RECOVERY TO THE DEVASTATION
WROUGHT BY HURRICANE KATRINA. SINCE THE RESPONSE TO KATRINA WAS AN
ALL-HANDS EFFORT, ALL CG ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, AUXILIARY, AND
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHO WERE AFFILIATED WITH THE COAST GUARD AT ANY
TIME DURING THE PERIOD (29 AUGUST 2005 - 13 SEPTEMBER 2005) ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD.Devices: Hurricane Device
Note: This is a "Ribbon only" award, there are no coinciding medals.
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