The Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs Executive Order will be published in this section. Full and exclusive property rights for this Award shall be the federal government of the United States of America with The White House serving as custodian.

The Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs authorization shall be in effect from (the date of the Executive Order signing) to a terminal date to be declared by the President of the United States. Authorization of the ribbon shall be retroactive to date of the creation of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, 01 July 1973.

The Secretaries of the Department of Justice, The Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense shall be authorized to approve award of the Ribbon for the President of the United States to any department or individual under their jurisdiction.

The Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs ribbon may be awarded to any individual, or to any organizational unit, under the above-named three agencies for active or participatory service in a named drug war Operation, Mission or Deployment.

The Framed Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs ribbon shall be authorized on a unit, department, operation, organization or mission basis. All recipients of the above shall wear the Framed ribbon.

The UnFramed Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs ribbon shall be authorized to any individual for personal service while not serving as an employee of the Dept of Defense, Dept of Homeland Security, or Dept of Justice.

The Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs ribbon is a green/black/white ribbon, 1 3/8 inches wide and 3/8 of an inch high, set in a decorative gold-colored metal frame simulating a laurel wreath. United States manufacturers of the ribbon may produce the ribbon only in the standard size so stated above.

The colors of the ribbon are denoted as green for color of the growth of illegal drugs, white for the color of processed illegal drugs, and black for the destruction, harm and death caused to individuals and societies by their use.

The Framed or Unframed Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs ribbon shall be worn on the left lapel.

The Framed Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs ribbon shall be worn on the right side of the uniform after all other Decorations. Optionally, the Unframed ribbon will be worn on the left side in a place to be designated by the military branch.

Additional awards of the Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs ribbon are denoted by bronze or silver star as follows:

• One bronze star (three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter) for service in two to nine named activities
• One silver star (three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter) for service in ten named activities
• Additional siver stars for each additional ten named activities, for a maximum of four silver stars.

The Presidential Citation for Service During The Global War on Illegal Drugs ribbon was designed by Mr. Francis Edward White and Mr. Phillip Roger Coleman.

Mr. White served as a Group Supervisor for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. Mr. Coleman serves as the Editor In Chief of Drug Enforcement Agent Watch. Both Mssrs White and Coleman are veterans of the United States Army who served full tours of duty in the Republic of Vietnam.

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