Army Staff Identification Badge - Miniature Purple Heart Mini Medals It is the highest honorary

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Marine corps or Coast Guard

two gold stars or bars indicates three to five years and three gold stars indicates greater than five years service with the IADB

•Three Loops - Aides to lieutenant generals or vice admirals

Army Staff Identification Badge - Miniature Purple Heart Mini Medals It is the highest honoraryUnited States Army Miniature Staff Identification Badge Criteria: Awarded to U. S. Army personnel who have served one year as members of the Army General Staff. Authorized for both officers and enlisted personnel, the staff identification badge is considered a permanent decoration for wear subsequent to service with the General Staff. First proposed in 1931 by General Douglas MacArthur, the decoration became authorized by the United States War