PETOSKEY — Nearly 55 years after serving in Vietnam, Ron Martinchek, or Sgt. Marty, was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon for his work as a radio operator from 1966 to 1968. The Vietnam War ...

The Combat Action Ribbon did not even exist until February 1969, when the Navy and Marine Corps adopted it in the midst of the Vietnam War. It was retroactively applied to combat engagements ...

A Vietnam Bronze Star Medal and Combat Action Ribbon recipient will act as the grand marshal for this year's Danvers Memorial Day parade and ceremony. The parade will start at the Holten Richmond ...

Nor does his record indicate that he received the Navy’s Combat Action Ribbon, which requires that ... who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.