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==Medals and honors==
{{main|Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard}}
{{See also|Awards and decorations of the United States military}}

One coast guardsman, [[Douglas Albert Munro]], has earned the [[Medal of Honor]], the highest military award of the United States.<ref name="Munro">{{cite web |url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/MunroDouglasIndex.asp |title=SM1c Douglas Albert Munro |website=Coast Guard Historian's Office |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=13 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031071727/http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/MunroDouglasIndex.asp |archive-date=31 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Fifty-five coast guardsmen have earned the [[Navy Cross]] and numerous men and women have earned the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (USA)|Distinguished Flying Cross]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

The highest peacetime decoration awarded within the Coast Guard is the [[Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal]]; prior to the transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, the highest peacetime decoration was the [[Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal]]. The highest unit award available is the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Presidential Unit Citation's history of heroism | author=Joshua Skovlund |date=1 September 2023 |url=https://taskandpurpose.com/news/presidential-unit-citation/ | access-date=25 Dec 2023}}</ref>

In wartime, members of the Coast Guard are eligible to receive the Navy version of the Medal of Honor. A Coast Guard Medal of Honor is authorized but has not yet been developed or issued.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 June 2012 |title=Medal of Honor, Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.navy.mil/moh/faq.html |access-date=30 January 2022 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605001140/http://www.navy.mil/moh/faq.html |archive-date=5 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2006, at the Change of Command ceremony when Admiral [[Thad Allen]] took over as Commandant, President [[George W. Bush]] awarded the entire Coast Guard, including the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the [[Presidential Unit Citation (US)|Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation]] with hurricane device, for its efforts during and after [[Hurricane Katrina]] and [[Hurricane Rita|Tropical Storm Rita]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation|url=http://www.militarymedals.com/medals/coast-guard-presidential-unit-citation/|access-date=16 July 2021|website=Military Medals|language=en-US}}</ref>