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Photographer: Brian Scott
Taken: May 29, 2009
Caption: Military Heritage Plaza -
Row of Medals
Additional Description: From left to right: Korea Defense Service Medal (authorized for those members of the U.S. military who have served duty in the Republic of Korea to uphold the armistice between South and North Korea); Armed Forces Service Medal (presented to those service members who engage in "significant activity" for which no other campaign or service medal is authorized); Kosovo Campaign Medal (awarded to service members assigned to a military unit for thirty days, or sixty cumulative days, in support of one of the following operations: Operation Allied Force: March 24, 1999 through June 10, 1999; Operation Allied Harbor: April 4, 1999 through September 1, 1999;Operation Shining Hope: April 4, 1999 through July 10, 1999; Operation Noble Anvil: March 24, 1999 through July 20, 1999; Operation Joint Guardian: June 11, 1999 to a date to be determined); Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (authorized for service members participating in or serving in support of Global War on Terrorism operations on or after Sept.11, 2001, and to a future date to be determined); Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (authorized for service members deployed overseas for service in the Global War on Terrorism operations on or after September 11, 2001, and to a future date to be determined); Afghanistan Campaign Medal (awarded to any member of the U.S. military who has performed duty within the borders of Afghanistan (or its airspace) for a period of thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days); Iraq Campaign Medal (awarded to any member of the U.S. military who has performed duty within the borders of Iraq (or its territorial waters) for a period of thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days). (Description source: www.usamilitarymedals.com.)
Submitted: July 2, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p69160
File Size: 2.056 Megabytes

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