Medal riband fitted with 9mm crimp brooch with original long-hinged pin & intricate drop-lock clasp fittings, as issuedThe mounting brooch indented on reverse with contractor hallmark for 'Graco-GI'The Defense Superior Service Medal (DSSM) is a senior decoration of the Department of Defense, awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces (all services and branches) who perform 'superior meritorious service in a position of significant responsibility'The decoration is most often presented to senior officers in the flag and general officer grades, followed by a lesser number of colonels and USN and USCG captains. The medal is presented in the name of the Secretary of Defense and was established by President Gerald R. Ford on February 6, 1976, in Executive Order 11904Condition: EF