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10-01-11, 08:00 PM #61
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10-01-11, 08:15 PM #62
Roger that sir. And, you never know, keep checking your MOL, it may just show up one day and you'll be like, "WTF" LOL.
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12-01-12, 10:15 PM #63
Don't mean to bring up an old post, but I just wanted to know if this award is still being handed out?
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12-02-12, 01:23 PM #64
Yes
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02-08-13, 10:01 AM #65
This is ridiculous, that's what the national defense medal and the expeditionary medal used to be for? They should've just made a global war on terror campaign medal.
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02-08-13, 11:09 AM #66
National Defense Service Medal
Background
This medal was authorized by Executive Order 10448, April 22, 1953, and amended by Executive Order 11256, Jan. 11, 1966.
Criteria
It is awarded for honorable active military service as a member of the armed forces of the United States including the Coast Guard, between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954, (Korean War), between Jan. 1, 1961 and Aug. 14, 1974, (Vietnam War), between Aug. 2, 1990 to Nov. 30, 1995 (operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm), and currently from Sept. 11, 2001 to a date to be determined (terrorism attacks on the United States). Service members who earned the medal during the first qualifying period, and who again became entitled to the medal, wear a bronze star on the ribbon to denote the second award of the medal.
Medal Description
The medal was designed by the Army of Heraldic Section. The obverse shows the American bald eagle perched on a sword and palm. Above this, in a semicircle, is the inscription "National Defense." The reverse shows a shield, as it appears in the Great Seal of the United States; it is half encircled below with an oak leaf to the left and laurel spray to the right knotted in the center.
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOTEM)
Is a United States armed forces military award created by George W. Bush on March 12, 2003 by Executive Order 13289.[1] It recognizes those military service members who have deployed overseas in direct service to the War on Terror from September 11, 2001 to a date to be determined. Prior to April 30, 2005 the medal was awarded for service within Iraq and Afghanistan, but has been replaced with the Iraq Campaign Medal and Afghanistan Campaign Medal and now serves primarily as recognition for personnel who have deployed in support of the War on Terror to locations beyond Iraq and Afghanistan.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM)
Is a military award of the United States military, which was first created in 1961 by Executive Order of President John Kennedy. The medal is awarded for participation in "any military campaign of the United States for which no other service medal is authorized." Additional awards of the medal are denoted by service stars, with the arrowhead device also authorized for United States Army personnel who are awarded the medal through participation in an airborne or amphibious assault. The Fleet Marine Force combat operation insignia is also authorized for certain sailors.[1]
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