AWARDS & HONORS
The 2/9th Artillery
participated in ten Vietnam campaigns
receiving a valorous unit award and three (3) awards
of the republic of vietnam cross of gallantry w/ palm.
in addition, battery "c" received a
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
WHILE ATTACHED TO THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION DURING
THE BATTLE OF DONG AP BIA MOUNTAIN, 10-21 MAY 1969.
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
"C" BATTERY, 2/9TH
ARTILLERY "C" Battery, 2/9th Arty, received the Presidential
Unit Citation while attached to the 3rd Bde, 101st Abn Div during the battle
of Dong Ap Bia Mountain (aka Hamburger Hill) in the A Shau Valley during the
period 10-21 May 1969. " C" Battery furnished supporting fires to the
brigade's infantry battalions and was cited along with the rest of the 3rd
Brigade, 101st and its attached units for extraordinary heroism during the
twelve-day battle which culminated in the capture of Hamburger Hill."
VALOROUS UNIT
AWARD
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CROSS
OF GALLANTRY MEDAL Is there an artillery combat badge? 
Combat artillery badge
In 2004, Cong. Mark Green, (R-Wis), introduced H.R. 3950 to provide for the establishment of a combat artillery badge to recognize combat service by members of the Army in the artillery branch. The bill ultimately did not make it out of committee. The final demise of (various) unofficial badges began when the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2005 required the Secretary of the Army to establish a Combat Recognition Ribbon (CRR) to recognize the combat service of all branches. The CRR would therefore provide an official award that fulfilled the role of the unofficial branch-specific badges. A combat recognition ribbon was never developed by the army because it was scrapped in favor of a Close Combat Badge (CCB). The CCB would recognize specific Armor, Cavalry, Field Artillery and Combat Engineer soldiers who served in units purposefully reorganized to routinely conduct infantry-unique close combat missions and were personally present and under fire while conducting those types of missions. This badge would not honor the combat service of soldiers of these branches, but instead signal that their unit had been purposely deployed to fulfill the role of an infantry unit in a combat zone. Finally, these restrictive criteria were scrapped and the Army created the Combat Action Badge for soldiers of any branch in any unit who enter into combat with the enemy. This new badge effectively makes obsolete the unofficial branch-specific combat badges.
so, what is there?
COMBAT ACTION BADGE
The Combat Action Badge (or CAB) is a military badge worn in the U.S. Army. The emblem features both a M9 Bayonet and M67 grenade. The Combat Action Badge may be awarded to any soldier after the date of September 18, 2001 performing duties in an area where hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay is authorized, who is personally present and actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy, and performing satisfactorily in accordance with the prescribed rules of engagement. Award is not limited by one's branch of service or military occupational specialty (MOS), but is only authorized for wear on U.S. Army uniforms. A silver badge 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width overall consisting of an oak wreath supporting a rectangle bearing a bayonet surmounting a grenade, all silver. Stars are added at the top to indicate subsequent awards; one star for the second award, two stars for the third award and three stars for the fourth award. In comparison to the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), the CAB has a silver rectangle backing rather than blue, and the CAB is 1 inch shorter in length than the CIB.
......courtesy of Wikipedia