Military Honors
| Meritorious Unit Commendation | Good Conduct Medal | National Defense Service Medal | |||
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | Vietnam Service Medal | Drill Instructor Ribbon | |||
| Vietnam Gallantry Cross | Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation | Vietnam Campaign Medal | |||
| Rifle Expert Badge | Pistol Sharpshooter Badge | ||||
After retirement, R. Lee Ermey was also retroactively awarded the Drill Instructor Ribbon due to his prior service as a Marine Corps Recruit Training Instructor as well as the Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation for unit activities during the Vietnam War.
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