Expeditionary Actions

Expeditionary Actions. . , During the history of the US since 1900, there have been dozens of US military conflicts/actions outside of declared wars that have placed US service members in harm's way where service members made the ultimate sacrifice, were wounded, became POWs or were missing., These military actions are recognized by the Navy Expeditionary Medal, Marine Corp Expeditionary Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal where there is no other campaign medal recognizing the military action., Examples since 1900: , - Wake Island Defense (Dec. 7 to 22, 1941) - 52 K.I.A., 42 wounded, 2 M.I.A. and 433 POW. , - Vietnam (Operation Frequent Wind, April 29 to 30, 1975) - 2 K.I.A. and 2 M.I.A. , - Granada (Operation Urgent Fury, Oct. 23 to Nov. 21, 1983) -19 K.I.A and 116 wounded. , - Lebanon (Multinational Force in Lebanon, August 1982 to February 1984) - Marine Barracks Bombing on Oct. 23, 1983 resulted in 241 KIA. , - Panama (Operation Just Cause, Dec. 20, 1989 to Jan. 31, 1990) - 23 K.I.A. and 325 wounded. , - Cold War Submarine Operations Ex. USS Parche SSN-693 (1974-2004) awarded 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals., Navy Expeditionary Medal and Marine Corp Expeditionary Medal , Awarded, to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corp who have actually landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition, or operated under circumstances which, after full consideration, shall be deemed to merit special recognition and for which service no campaign medal has been awarded., Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal , Awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who, after July 1, 1958, participated in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, or U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations for which no other U.S. campaign medal is approved, where a foreign armed opposition or imminent threat of hostile action was encountered.