For all your ribbon nazis out there, I made this page just for you. Here is the breakdown of all the uniforms in Death Before Dishonor

Brian Keith as Colonel Halloran, USMC

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Navy Distinguished Service Ribbon
Silver Star Ribbon
Legion Of Merit Ribbon
Navy-Marine Corps Ribbon
Bronze Star Ribbon With 1 Gold Star
Purple Heart Ribbon
Joint Service Commendation Ribbon
Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Ribbon With 2 Gold Star
Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Ribbon With 1 Gold Star
Navy-Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon With 2 Bronze Star
Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon
Navy-Marine Corps Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon
Marine Corps Good Conduct Ribbon
Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal Ribbon With 1 Bronze Star
Korea Service Medal Ribbon With 4 Bronze Star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Ribbon With 1 Bronze Star
Vietnam Service Ribbon With 4 Bronze Star
Humanitarian Service Ribbon
Vietnam Navy Distinguished Service Order, 2nd Class
Republic Of Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon
Republic Of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon
Korea Service United Nations Ribbon
Republic Of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon

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Things I Noticed

1. He wouldn’t be wearing his multi-awards for his rifle and pistol while in Charlies
2. He is wearing 4 across instead of three across as per regulation. You can wear four across if they are going to be covered by the collar
3. He had a Good Conduct which meant he is a mustang
4. His Navy-Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon is upside down

Interesting Fact: While doing research for this, I stumbled upon the ribbon that Brian Keith is wearing, which is in the second row on the right. I couldn’t find it anywhere. It turns out that it is the Vietnam Navy Distinguished Service Order, 2nd Class. Here is a small, but informative article about it. It is a ribbon/medal we just don’t see anymore today.  It is actually a rare one to receive as it was for heroism, the only reason it is so low in the order of precedence is that it was issued by a foreign government. The Colonel would have received his when he was enlisted.

Fred Dryer as Gunnery Sergeant Jack Burns, USMC

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Silver Star Ribbon
Bronze Star Ribbon With 1 Gold Star Device V
Purple Heart Ribbon With 2 Gold Star
Air Medal Ribbon With 1 Gold Star Device V
Joint Service Commendation Ribbon
Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Ribbon With 1 Gold Star
Navy-Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon With 1 Bronze Star
Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon
Marine Corps Good Conduct Ribbon With 3 Bronze Star
National Defense Service Medal Ribbon
Armed Forces Expeditionary Ribbon
Vietnam Service Ribbon With 4 Bronze Star
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon With 1 Bronze Star
Republic Of Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon
Republic Of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon
Republic Of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon

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Things I Noticed

1. He wouldn’t be wearing his multi-awards for his rifle and pistol while in Charlies
2. He is wearing 4 across instead of three across as per regulation. You can wear four across if they are going to be covered by the collar
3. His ribbons are out of order
4. Interesting he has no Combat Action, but he has purple hearts and other ribbons that would suggest he has been in combat
5. Later in the movie when he and the Colonel are in Jemal in the Ambassador Virgil Morgan’s office, they are wearing Deltas, and I guess that the good Gunny isn’t as good as he loses two stars on his Good Conduct and gains a star on his Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon. The Colonel’s ribbons are the same as before.

Joseph Gian as Sergeant Manuel Ramirez

Marine Corps Good Conduct Ribbon With 1 Bronze Star
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

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Sharpshoot Rifle

Things I Noticed

1. He died like a Marine, period

Peter Parros as Cpl James

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Marine Corps Good Conduct Ribbon

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Things I Noticed

1. After re-watching this several times for this blog post, I have to say hands down he is my favorite character in the movie. He also seemed to have put in the most effort to learn his character

Sasha Mitchell as Lcpl Dino Ruggieri

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No Ribbons
Marksman Rifle

Things I Noticed

1. His Charlies look like a bag of shit
2. “Kids will tell you anything for some pogey”, it should be “pogey bait”, but that is close enough I guess