<P> An oak leaf cluster is a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem that is authorized by the United States Armed Forces as a ribbon device for a specific set of decorations and awards of the United States Army, Air Force, and Department of Defense to denote subsequent decorations and awards . </P> <P> The bronze oak leaf cluster represents one additional award, while the silver oak leaf cluster is worn in lieu of five bronze oak leaf clusters . </P> <P> Oak leaf clusters are worn with the stems of the leaves pointing to the wearer's right . For medals, ⁄ inch oak leaf clusters are worn on the medal's suspension ribbon . If four oak leaf clusters are worn on the suspension ribbon, the fourth is placed above the middle one in the row of three . For service ribbons, ⁄ inch oak leaf clusters are worn, with no more than four oak leaf clusters being worn side by side . If the number of authorized oak leaf clusters exceeds four, a second ribbon is authorized for wear and is worn after the first ribbon . The second ribbon counts as one additional award, after which more leaf clusters may be added to the second ribbon . If future awards reduce the number of oak leaf clusters worn on the first ribbon due to bronze oak leaf clusters being replaced by a silver oak leaf cluster, the second ribbon is removed and the appropriate number of devices is placed on the first ribbon . </P> <P> The following are examples of the first through twenty - first awards of an Army Commendation Medal with the bronze and silver oak leaf clusters: </P>

Which way does the oak leaf cluster face