Get the recognition you deserve for your service on the waters around Cat Lai.

Below and to the right is informaton about and how to apply for the US Army Sea Duty Ribbon. Many stationed at Cat Lai assigned to the 11th Transportation BN, who served time on the river may be eligible for this ribbon. The process involved requires a copy of your DD 214, filling out an application, drafting a statement about your duties while on the river, and it may take a few months from start to finish. Once approved you will recieve the ribbon, a copy of the order authorizing you to the ribbon, and information on getting your DD 214 updated to reflect this award.

The Army Sea Service Ribbon is a ribbon only award, it is awarded to active duty U.S. Army members who complete two years of cumulative sea duty on a Class A or B U.S. Army Vessel or for duty aboard other qualifying vessels when such vessels meet the requirements of AR 600-88, paragraph 1-7 to be awarded this decoration. Subsequent awards are authorized upon completion of additional two years of cumulative sea duty and denoted by a 3/16 inch bronze service star.

Members of the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve must have two creditable years in a U.S. Army watercraft unit, which must include a minimum of 25 days underway during each year and two annual training exercises underway on a Class A or B U.S. Army Vessel or a 90-day deployment aboard a U.S. Army Vessel, underway. Subsequent awards are authorized upon completion of additional qualifying periods of sea duty.

The Army Sea Duty Ribbon may be awarded retroactively to those personnel who were credited with service as defined above, after 1 August 1952, the activation date of the first heavy boat company in the Transportation Corps.