Colonel Kathleen Harrison, U.S. Marine Corps
Kathleen is the most decorated woman in the Marine Corps’s history. In 26 years of active duty, her career spanned the globe in many operational and combat environments: Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Cuba, Panama, Peru, and Bolivia. Kathleen was inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame for accomplished military service, specifically in intelligence, counterintelligence, and leadership.
The following decorations, worn with Marine dress blues, are on display from top to bottom, left to right:
Legion of Merit Medal; Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal; Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal; Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd Award); Joint Meritorious Unit Award (8th Awd), Navy Unit Commendation; Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2nd Awd), Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal (2nd Awd); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Southwest Asia Service Medal (3rd Awd), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal (2nd Awd); Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2nd Awd), Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon (4th Awd); Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
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