The Heroic Unit Ribbon was a unit award issued by the Golden Empire for acts of heroism either not in the face of the enemy or otherwise not sufficient to justify an award of the Courageous Unit Ribbon. As such, it was a collective equivalent of the individual Medal of Fortitude. The award, issued only in ribbon form, horizontalized the Medal of Fortitude's green and orange color scheme. The Heroic Unit Ribbon was the juniormost of the three unit decorations for heroism, but senior to the Sacrifice Medal.