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Iraq Campaign Medal
The Iraq Campaign Medal was created by President George W. Bush in May of 2004. These military awards were designed to honor any US service person that performed duty within the borders of Iraq between March of 2003 and the current time. These military medals and ribbons represent 30 days of continuous service or 60 days of non-continuous service in this theater. These military decorations may be awarded to personnel who engage in combat with the enemy forces or are wounded as a result of a terrorist attack within Iraq regardless of the duty time involved. These military awards replace the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal for this theater of combat.The Iraq Campaign Medal has become one of the most ubiquitous modern US military medals. These medals of America have certain specific campaign attachments and devices authorized for uniform wear. The Arrowhead Device and the Fleet Marine Combat Operation Insignia may be awarded for participation in certain assault campaigns. The Department of Defense has divided the combat in Iraq to date into four campaigns, and a Service Star may be awarded for participation in each of these campaigns for wear on service person’s medals.
The Iraq Campaign Medal is worn below the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and above the Armed Forces Service Medal in the general order of precedence established for all military ribbons and medals. The Iraq Campaign Medal is generally available as Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Awards, and can be worn as traditional full size military medals, mini medals, military ribbons and lapel pins. Like most military medals, it is available as traditional slide-on, full size military medals or mini-medals, and slide-on military ribbons. Nowadays however, more and more military service personnel are realizing the value to their career goals of always having their uniform decorations looking their best, and have turned to the slimmer and trimmer thin military medals and mini medals and the ultra thin ribbon racks to provide them with the smartest looking military award displays possible.
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