Editing Valorous Unit Award (section)

==Description and components==
[[Image:VUA with SS.JPG|thumb|75px|right|Comparison of the Valorous Unit Award with the [[Silver Star]].]]
The ribbon worn to represent award of the Valorous Unit Award is 1 7/16&nbsp;inches wide and 9/16&nbsp;inch in height. The emblem consists of a 1/16&nbsp;inch wide Gold frame with laurel leaves which encloses a ribbon of the pattern of the Silver Star Medal ribbon centered on a Red ribbon. The stripe dimensions of the ribbon are: 3/8&nbsp;inch Old Glory Red 67156; 1/16&nbsp;inch Ultramarine Blue 67118; 1/64&nbsp;inch White 67101; 3/32&nbsp;inch Ultramarine Blue; 3/32&nbsp;inch White; center 3/32&nbsp;inch Old Glory Red; 3/32&nbsp;inch White; 3/32&nbsp;inch Ultramarine Blue; 1/64&nbsp;inch White; 1/16&nbsp;inch Ultramarine Blue; and 3/8&nbsp;inch Old Glory Red. The streamers are the same pattern as the Silver Star Medal ribbon.
The current components of the award are the VUA emblems, certificates, and citations awarded to the members of the unit, and the VUA streamer for display on the unit flag/guidon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.militarytimes.com/static/pdfs/r600_8_22.pdf|title=U.S. Army Regulation 600-8-22, 25 June 2015}}</ref>
* Valorous Unit Award: MIL-D-3943/32 (frame) and MIL-R-11589/154 (ribbon). NSN-8455-00-964-4296.
* Streamer: MIL-S-14650/5. Manual requisition in accordance with Chapter 9, Army Regulation (AR) 840–10.