Syrian Military Orders and Medals

The Library of Congress Country Study / Army Area Handbook states that : "Although some twenty-five orders and medals are authorized, generally only senior officers and warrant officers wear medal ribbons. The following are some important Syrian awards: Order of Umayyads, Medal of Military Honor, the War Medal, Medal for Courage, Yarmuk Medal, Wounded in Action Medal, and Medal of March 8, 1963."

One possible order of precedencs is:

1. Order of Military Honour
2. Order of Military Merit
3. Order of Bravery
4. Order of Devotion
5. Order of the Wounded
6. Long and Exemplary Service Medal
7. Medal of Training
8. The Union Order
9. Medal of 8th March
10. Syrian Arab Army Medal 1962
11. Army Silver Jubilee Medal
12. Army 50-th Jubilee Medal
13. 6th October Medal
14. Order of the Palestine Campaign
15. Lebanon service medal
16. Order of Friendship

Orders and Medals - Order of Precedence

Highest titles of SAR

1. Hero of Republic

Orders of SAR

1. Order of Ummayad
2. Order of Military Honor
3. Order of Civil Merit
4. Order of Military Merit
5. Order of Bravery
6. Order of Devotion
7. Order of Syrian Family
8. Order for Wounded
9. Order of Palestinian Campaign

Medals of SAR

1. Victory Medal
2. Army Day Commemorative Medal
3. Air Force Medal
4. Navy Day Commemorative Medal
5. Syrian Arab Army Medal
6. Medal of 8 March
7. Yarmuk Medal
8. Medal of Training
9. Army Silver Jubilee Medal
10. War Medal
11. Medal for the 25th Anniversary of the Ba'ath Party
12. Long and Exemplary Service Medal
13. Long Service Medal
14. Forty Year Service Medal
15. Twenty-Five Year Service Medal

Medal of Military Honor Military Honor Medal Order of the Legion of Honor		Medal of Military Honor Military Honor Medal Order of the Legion of Honor
Order of Military Merit Military Merit Medal Military Medal Order of the War Crescent Medal of Courage	Order of Devotion 1st Class	Order of Devotion 2nd Class
officers Order of Bravery 1st Class Medal for Courage Order of Courage Wissam Valor Medal	non-commissioned officers Order of Bravery 2nd Class	enlisted personnel Order of Bravery 3rd Class
Wounded in Action Medal Order of Wounded	Long and Exemplary Service medal	Medal of Training not Golan Heights campaign
Union Order	Revolution Medal of March 8, 1963	Syrian Arab Army Medal 1962
Army Silver Jubilee Medal 25th Anniversary of the Syrian Armed Forces	50th Anniversary of the Syrian Armed Forces	Order Medal 6 October 1973 Arab Israeli War
Order of the Palestine Campaign	Lebanon service medal	Order of Friendship and Cooperation
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