He got a Good Conduct Ribbon and that qualifies as 'decorated'?
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-shooter-idUSKCN0ZX0WC
DECORATED MILITARY CAREER
.......Records provided by the U.S. Marines show Long received a number of awards during his five years in the military, including a good conduct medal.
He served in the Marines from August 2005 to August 2010 as a data network specialist and rose to the rank of sergeant, according to Yvonne Carlock, deputy public affairs officer for the Marines. Long was deployed to Iraq from June 2008 to January 2009.