USS Leahy (DLG-16) - Awards and Commendations

Awards and Commendations

Unit awards from Navy awards database.

Joint Meritorious Unit Award 1992-1993
Meritorious Unit Commendation 5 Awards: 1970, 1975-1976, 1984-1985, 1987, 1992-1993
Battle Effectiveness Award 3 Awards: 1982-1983, 1983-1984, 1991-1992
Navy Expeditionary Medal 1980 (Indian Ocean, Iran)
National Defense Medal 2 Awards: Vietnam War (1961-1974), Gulf War (1990-1995)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 3 Awards: 1965 (Dominican Republic), 1989 (Persian Gulf), 1993 (Somalia)
Southwest Asia Service Medal 1991, 1992-1993
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon 9 Awards for post-1974 deployments

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