Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service

Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service
Medal of the Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service
TypeCivilian honorary and public service award
Awarded forMeritorious direct “hands-on” participation in an act or operation of a humanitarian nature directed toward an individual or groups of individuals
Country United States
Presented by Department of the Army
EligibilityArmy civilian employees, as well as private citizens of the United States, or private citizens and government officials of foreign nations.[1]
EstablishedNovember 1985
Ribbon bar of the medal
RelatedHumanitarian Service Medal

The Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service is both an honorary and public service award presented by the Department of the Army to individuals who have distinguished themselves by meritorious direct “hands-on” participation in an act or operation of a humanitarian nature directed toward an individual or groups of individuals.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Army Regulation 672–20 Incentive Awards" (PDF). Headquarters, Department of the Army. 29 January 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2011.