The CAP's Lifesaving Award, or the Certificate of Recognition for Lifesaving Award, is the 7th highest decoration in the CAP, and is awarded to members who save a human life but do not meet the requirements for a Silver or Bronze Medal of Valor.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
United States of America
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Lifesaving Award Ribbon; red background with thin yellow and white vertical stripes near the edges separated by a thin red bar, with the yellow bar on the outside.
3-D: 3.7 × 0.3 × 1.1cm (1 7/16 × 1/8 × 7/16 in.)
Synthetic Fabric
Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy
A19840097045
Donated by Col. Louisa S. Morse (C.A.P.)
National Air and Space Museum
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