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Korean Defense Service Medal
June 19th 2010 - 6:30 am
President George W. Bush created The Korea Defense Service Medal in 2002. These United States military awards are authorized for service members who have served in the Republic of Korea to uphold the armistice since July of 1954. These military ribbons and medals are the reward for serving at least thirty consecutive days in the Korean theater. These military decorations are also granted for 60 non-consecutive days of service which includes reservists on annual training in Korea. The time requirements are waived in the case of service persons who have participated in actual combat, were wounded, injured, or worked in flight crews who flew sorties which totaled more than 30 days of duty in Korean airspace. United States Service members from all five branches of the military who performed duties during October 1966 through June 1974 may be entitled to the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as a simultaneous award. Only one presentation of the Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized for any one person. It is worn below the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and above the Armed Forces Service Medal in the order of precedence which has been established for all military ribbons and medals. These military awards can be worn as traditional full size military medals, mini medals, military ribbons and lapel pins. Like most military medals, they are available as traditional slide-on, full size military medals, mini-medals, and slide-on military ribbons. However, they are also available as the newer, thin military medals and mini-medals, and the ultra-thin mounted military ribbons that have gained such wide-spread acclaim from military personnel who desire to maximize the smartness of their uniform appearance.
