| Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service | |
|---|---|
 Medal of the Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service | |
| Type | Civilian honorary and public service award |
| Awarded for | Meritorious direct "hands-on" participation in an act or operation of a humanitarian nature directed toward an individual or groups of individuals |
| Country |  United States |
| Presented by |  Department of the Army |
| Eligibility | Army civilian employees, as well as private citizens of the United States, or private citizens and government officials of foreign nations.[1] |
| Established | November 1985 |
 Ribbon bar of the medal | |
| Related | Humanitarian Service Medal |
TheCivilian Award for Humanitarian Service is both an honorary and public service award presented by theDepartment of the Army to individuals who have distinguished themselves by meritorious direct "hands-on" participation in an act or operation ofa humanitarian nature directed toward an individual or groups of individuals.[1]
Any commander at the major Army command level or higher may approve this award. This award is for individuals who have distinguished themselves by meritorious direct "hands-on" participation in an act or operation of a humanitarian nature directed toward an individual or groups of individuals. Documentation must provide evidence which substantiates on site participation in a humanitarian act or operation. Nomination should cover a period of service during which the individual performed significant humanitarian actions, deeds, or achievements. Achievements deserving Major Army command or Department of the Army-wide recognition should be submitted to the major Army commander or Secretary of the Army for approval. When the Secretary of Defense designates an act or operation to be a "Humanitarian Act or Operation", major Army commands may process this award for employees participating in the act or operation, on the basis of accurate lists of participants without requiring a separate justification for each participant.
The medal of the award is a bronze disc 35 mm in diameter. The obverse has a raised circle with two hands palms up each holding a laurel wreath. The wreath arches up towards top center towards the relief of a five-pointed star. The raised circle is surrounded by an outer circle of eight rays pointing outwards. The top center most ray forming a lug for the suspension ribbon. The medal is suspended from a ribbon 35 mm in width consisting of stripes purple at the edges, separated by a thin white stripe, from a light blue stripe, a thin white stripe, with a central stripe of dark blue.[2]
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