The governor is hereby authorized, upon the recommendation of the adjutant general of Missouri, to present in the name of the state of Missouri, a governor’s unit citation, which shall be of suitable design, as may be determined by the governor, to units, teams, or task forces of the Missouri national guard which served during state emergency duty or federal deployments with outstanding honor and distinction, or whose service resulted in the preservation of life and property. Individuals assigned or attached to the units, teams, or task forces will be authorized to wear the governor’s unit citation ribbon. This award will be granted to those units, teams, or task forces whose service or deployments occurred after September 11, 2001.