, ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁it ▁turned ▁out ▁that ▁Operation ▁Tom ah awk ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁air bor ne ▁jump ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁former ▁R angers ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁exercise ▁these ▁skills ▁again . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Infantry ▁Company ▁was ▁awarded ▁four ▁campaign ▁stream ers ▁for ▁its ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁again ▁designated ▁A ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion , ▁ 7 5 th ▁R anger ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁that ▁unit ▁car ries ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Company ' s ▁line age . ▁ ▁R angers ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁also ▁received ▁numerous ▁individual ▁decor ations . ▁N ine ▁R angers ▁received ▁Silver ▁Star ▁Med als ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁received ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁Med als . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 0 3 ▁Pur ple ▁Heart ▁Med als ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁ 8 4 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁R angers ▁receiving ▁two ▁Pur ple ▁He arts ▁and ▁four ▁R angers ▁receiving ▁three . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Infantry ▁Company ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁six teen ▁R anger ▁companies ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁to ▁see ▁combat ▁in ▁Korea . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁military ▁science ▁studies ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁R angers ▁have ▁analyz ed ▁their ▁economy ▁of ▁force , ▁foc using ▁on ▁how