Awards and decorations of the National Guard Awards and decorations of the National Guard are presented to members of the United States National Guard and sometimes to members of the state defense force s in addition to regular United States military decorations . Each of the state government s of the United States maintains a series of military decorations for issuance to members of the National Guard , with such awards presented under the authority of the various state adjutants general . Those National Guard soldiers who subsequently serve in the active or reserve federal forces of the United States Army , Navy , Marine Corps , Coast Guard , or United States Air Force ( i . e . , as active duty or reserve members of the Army , Navy , Air Force , Marine Corps , or Coast Guard ) may not continue to wear and display such decorations on a military uniform , unless such activation is under Title 32 status . Active duty regulations allow federal soldiers to accept but not to wear state awards . Most states authorize the wear of other states ' awards if a soldier has earned awards from a state or territory to which he or she is not presently assigned . The order of precedence is typically the presently assigned state , followed by awards from the District of Columbia , then other states by their order of admission . The following is a list of National Guard decorations , as issued by each of the fifty United States ; Puerto Rico , Guam , the U . S . Virgin Islands , and the District of Columbia . Alabama . Alabama National Guard State Awards : Mississippi . Mississippi National Guard State Awards : Missouri . Missouri National Guard State Awards : < div style = " float : left ; width : 100 % ; " > Montana . Montana National Guard State Awards : Nebraska . Nebraska National Guard State Awards Nevada . Nevada National Guard State Awards : New Jersey . New Jersey National Guard State Awards : < div style = " float : left ; width : 100 % ; " > New Mexico . New Mexico National Guard State Awards : New York . New York state military awards : New York National Guard State Awards : North Carolina . North Carolina National Guard State Awards : < div style = " float : left ; width : 100 % ; " > North Dakota . North Dakota National Guard State Awards : Ohio . Ohio National Guard State Awards : < div style = " float : left ; width : 100 % ; " > Oklahoma . Oklahoma National Guard State Awards : Oregon . Oregon National Guard State Awards : < div style = " float : left ; width : 100 % ; " > Pennsylvania . Pennsylvania National Guard Commonwealth Awards : Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico National Guard Commonwealth Awards : Rhode Island . Rhode Island medals are prescribed in Title 30 of the Rhode Island Code . South Carolina . South Carolina National Guard State Awards : South Dakota . South Dakota National Guard State Awards : Tennessee . Tennessee National Guard Awards : Texas . Texas National Guard State Awards : < div style = " float : left ; width : 100 % ; " > Utah . Utah National Guard State Awards : Reference Pictures available at http : / / www . armyawards . com / arng / ut / utawards . shtml . Vermont . Vermont National Guard State Awards : Virgin Islands . Virgin Islands National Guard Territory Awards Virginia . Listed in order of precedence when worn or displayed : Washington . Washington National Guard State Awards : Washington Air National Guard Awards : West Virginia . West Virginia National Guard State Awards : Wisconsin . Wisconsin National Guard State Awards :