His eyes strayed to the wound stripes on his sleeves.

I got three wound stripes.

"Sarge, d'ya mind talkin' about your wound stripes?"

He was awarded the wound stripe for September 4, 2006 events.

Altogether 398 decorations and awards joined the thousands of wound stripes on the tunic of the Rangers of the 20th Battalion.

A wound stripe is a distinction of dress bestowed on soldiers wounded in combat.

British soldiers have not been awarded wound stripes for injuries sustained in Afghanistan or Iraq.

The Sacrifice Medal replaced the wound stripe for all members of the Canadian Forces in 2008.

Sacrifice Medal - replaced the wound stripe for Canadians.

Kuznechik reportedly was awarded three wound stripes for injuries during various bombardments of the division as well as the Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad".