47 a 47 b as previously illustrated in fig1 and 2 and the uprights 87 of the u shaped bracket support a plurality of ribbons in a stacked configuration the height of the uprights 87 can be adjusted by removing bendable or frangible cells 209 as needed type 3 brackets support from 7 to 23 ribbons and optionally supports up to two badges each cell of the upright includes a pin hole 71 for receiving a pin on a medal and a square window 62 for receiving a bendable tab on an auxiliary support bar that mounts to the template 50 the auxiliary bars can be used to replicate the ribbon positioning section 36 of the templates 30 40 or to extend or reduce the length of the row for the ribbons to accommodate elements of the uniform or to mount non uniform size ribbons fig4 a 4e illustrate various types of auxiliary bars for example fig4 a illustrates an auxiliary support bar 66 that coincides with the ribbon positioning section 36 of the template 40 with elongated extensions 60 that form bendable tab the tabs 60 can be inserted into the square window 62 of the template 50 and bent back to releasably secure the auxiliary bar 66 to the template 50 along each cell of the template 50 a separate auxiliary support bar 66 can be coupled so that the template can be tailored to the.