Existing comment:
Medal:
The West Indies Campaign Medal was authorized in 1908 for all officers and men of the Navy and Marine Corps who served afloat in the theater of operations or ashore in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Philippines, or on Guam between May and August 16, 1898. The medal features views of Cuba's Morro Castle. Originally the ribbon was red and gold, the colors of Spain's flag. This proved controversial and the ribbon was changed to blue and gold. |