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The '''Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation''' ({{korean|대한민국 대통령 부대 표창|大韓民國大統領 部隊表彰}}) is a military unit award of the government of [[South Korea]] that may be presented to South Korean military units, and foreign military units for outstanding performance in defense of the Republic of Korea.<ref name="eightharmypublicaffairs">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/article/135311/ROK_President_awards_Eighth_Army_with_the_Presidential_Unit_Citation/|title=ROK President awards Eighth Army with the Presidential Unit Citation|author=Eighth Army Public Affairs|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> In recognition of allied military service to South Korea during the [[Korean War]], all United States [[United States Department of Defense|military departments]] were authorized the unit award for that period.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Office of the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness |url=http://prhome.defense.gov/Portals/52/Documents/RFM/MPP/OEPM/docs/Foreign%20Awards%20Prior%20to%201960%20-%202014%2001%2003.pdf|format=PDF|title=Foreign Awards|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref>
 
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* U.S. Marine Corps for service in South Korea between 9 December 1999 to 24 April 2002. {{Citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] was recognized in 2011, for its support of South Korea over the preceding 60 years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Doscher|first1=Tech. Sgt. Thomas J.|title=ROK President awards 7 AF Presidential Unit Citation|url=https://www.usfk.mil/usfk/news.rok.president.awards.7.af.presidential.unit.citation.1151|access-date=2 June 2014|publisher=United States Forces Korea|date=1 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20141011224228/https://www.usfk.mil/usfk/news.rok.president.awards.7.af.presidential.unit.citation.1151|archive-date=11 October 2014}}</ref>
* [[Seventh Air Force]] was recognized in October 2013 for longstanding achievements in operational readiness and force employment in South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Doscher|first1=Tech. Sgt. Thomas J.|title=ROK President awards 7 AF Presidential Unit Citation|url=http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-131014-002.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2 June 2014|work=Crimson Sky|issue=Vol 5, Issue 1|publisher=Seventh Air Force|date=11 October 2013|volume=5|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223151703/http://www.7af.pacaf.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-131014-002.pdf|archive-date=23 December 2014}}</ref>
* [[Eighth United States Army|U.S. Eighth Army]] was recognized on October 1, 2014, for outstanding performance in defense of the Republic of Korea.<ref name="eightharmypublicaffairs"/>
* [[U.S. Naval Forces Korea]] was recognized in September 2017 "outstanding contribution to the defense of the Republic of Korea."<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Naval Forces Korea Awarded ROK Presidential Unit Citation |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=102650 |website=Navy.mil |publisher=U.S. Naval Forces Public Affairs |access-date=11 August 2018 |date=29 September 2017}}</ref>