Texas Cavalry Service Medal


The Texas Cavalry Service Medal is the ninth highest campaign/service award that was issued to a service member of the Texas Military Forces.

Eligibility

The Texas Cavalry Service Medal is no longer awarded.
The Texas Cavalry Medal was awarded to Texas Military Forces service members who:
This medal is a one time award and there is no provision for subsequent awards. The first 182 cavalry troopers eligible for the award completed their tour of duty in Iraq on February 11, 2005. Carrying the same unit heraldry as the 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, members of the Texas National Guard's Brigade Reconnaissance Troops mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom III were also eligible for this award.

Authority

The Texas Combat Service Ribbon was established by Senator Kel Seliger in Senate Bill 955, authorized by the Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature, and approved by Governor Rick Perry on 17 June 2005, effective the same date.

Description

The pendant is a Texas Ranger style medal with a gold outer ring, cutout antique ivory star, with crossed sabers centered on the star. The gold outer ring is encircled by the words, “TEXAS CAVALRY”. The pendant is suspended by a ring from a silk moiré ribbon 1-3/8 inches wide, composed of stripes of yellow, green, white, green, and yellow. An enameled cross sabers 3/8 of an inch in circumscribing diameter, is centered on the ribbon.

Notable recipients