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The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) was a service award of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. It was awarded to every member of the U.S. Armed Forces who served during any one of four specified periods of armed conflict or national emergency from June 27, 1950 through December 31, 2022.
Certain decorations remain inactive at this time (e.g. National Defense Service Medal) but may be reactivated at a later date in the future. Main articles: Obsolete military awards of the United States and United States service medals of the World Wars
In the 1920s and 1930s, the U.S. Army issued very few decorations and it was often common for a service member to spend an entire career without receiving a single medal. As World War II loomed, however, an American Defense Service Medal was created for those on duty, and a Good Conduct Medal began to be issued to enlisted personnel.
Connecticut Long Service Medal - "The Adjutant General, upon receipt of an application, shall present the long service medal adopted by this state to each soldier or sailor who has completed ten years' faithful service in the armed forces of the state and for each additional five years' service therein the adopted clasp in exchange. In the ...
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal National Intelligence Superior Service Medal National Intelligence Reform Medal (Retired 11/2010) National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation National Intelligence Medallion National Intelligence Certificate of Distinction
American Defense Service Medal with Atlantic device Army of Occupation Medal with Berlin Airlift Device Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device for mobilization and gold and bronze hourglass devices for 40 years of Reserve service (30 years and 10 years respectively) Coast Guard Distinguished Marksman Award for Rifle
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal [1] For the National Defense Service Medal, the addition of bronze service stars to denote participation in four of the designated wartime conflicts would be shown as (the time span from the end of the Korean War era in 1954 to the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism era in 2001 is 47 years, so ...
The National Defense Service Medal is normally issued to anyone who was called to active service during specific time periods. [1] The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is awarded to any active duty member of the United States military providing support for anti-terrorism operations for 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days unless ...