Close Combat Badge
Close Combat Badge may refer to: • Close Combat Clasp, a World War II German military award for participation in hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters • Combat Action Badge, a United States military award given to soldiers of the U.S. Army of any rank and who are not members of an infantry, special forces, or medical MOS
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