Afghanistan Campaign Medal
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| Founder: | George W. Bush |
| Foundation year: | 2004 |
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| Carrying method: | on the band on the left side of the chest |
The Afghanistan Campaign Medal is a military award of the US armed forces , which was introduced on May 28, 2004 on the basis of an Executive Order (13363) from George W. Bush . The award of an Iraq Campaign Medal was decided by the same decree. The design of the order comes from the US Army Institute of Heraldry. The award has been officially presented since June 2005.
The award is given to US soldiers who serve in Afghanistan and its airspace. To obtain this award, a soldier must serve at least 30 consecutive days or a total of at least 60 days in the prescribed area. The award of the order is limited to the duration of Operation Enduring Freedom . The medal was awarded retrospectively to October 24, 2001, so that soldiers who had served in Afghanistan before June 25, also received the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.
Soldiers who took part in Operation Enduring Freedom and who died or were wounded before the stipulated 30-day mission period were also awarded the medal. No distinction was made whether the soldier was injured or killed by an accident or by enemy action.
Web links
- DoD Announces Criteria for Two New Campaign Medals ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- New Campaign Medals Recognize Iraq, Afghanistan Service ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals (English)