Gosh, gee whillikers, he was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, but he can’t even spell “Bragg” correctly?
His Form 20 indicates service in the Republic of Korea, but his DD-214 doesn’t list the Korea Defense Service Medal, to which he is certainly authorized (Or is he? Have the requirements changed?).
So, he’s authorized to wear three (03) medals, i.e., the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Korea Defense Service Medal.
When I was in the United States Army, there was no Army Service Ribbon or Overseas Service Ribbon.
Since his only listed foreign duty is the Republic of Korea, is the Army Service Ribbon now awarded in lieu of the Korea Defense Service Medal?
Anyway, here is yet another frustrating case of a perfectly honorable military service being trashed by the veteran’s false claims, which having obviously been done for profit, now constitutes a federal felony, for which he should be arrested and prosecuted.
The Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized for those members of the United States Armed Forces who have served duty in South Korea after the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement in support of the defense of the Republic of Korea. To qualify for the KDSM, a service member must have served at least thirty consecutive days in the Korean theater. The medal is also granted for 60 non-consecutive days of service which includes reservists on annual training in Korea.
Exceptions are made for the 30/60 days time requirement if a service member participated in a combat armed engagement, was wounded or injured in the line of duty requiring medical evacuation, or participated as a regularly assigned aircrew member in flying sorties which totaled more than 30 days of duty in Korean airspace. In such cases, the KDSM is authorized regardless of time served in theater.
The Korea Defense Service Medal is retroactive to the end of the Korean War and is granted to any service performed after July 28, 1954. The National Personnel Records Center is responsible for verifying entitlement of the KDSM to discharged members of the military who served in Korea prior to the creation of the KDSM.
As an official Department of Defense exception to policy, service members may be entitled to both the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the KDSM for participation in operations in Korea during the same timeframe between October 1, 1966 – June 30, 1974.
Only one award of the Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized, regardless of the amount of time served in the Korean theater.
Rich Loden
9 years ago
The Korea Defense Service Medal was not created until after he was out of the service. I have 6 years total in Korea and was never awarded that medal.
The Army Service Ribbon and Overseas Service Ribbon were created sometime in the early eighties.
Michael Mullikin
8 years ago
Rich is right, I remember that in the eighties, I was awarded the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and NCO Professional Development Ribbon all at the same time. All three were awarded for things that I’d done earlier in my career; imagine—I added a whole new row of ribbons without having done a thing! As I recall, they were awarded based on a 201 File review by personnel. It was the consensus of my fellow soldiers at the time that all three awards together didn’t equal a coffee can of warm spit. About this time the Army Achievement Medal was also authorized, for those who didn’t make the cut for an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) but had done something worth more than a coin.
Gosh, gee whillikers, he was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, but he can’t even spell “Bragg” correctly?
His Form 20 indicates service in the Republic of Korea, but his DD-214 doesn’t list the Korea Defense Service Medal, to which he is certainly authorized (Or is he? Have the requirements changed?).
So, he’s authorized to wear three (03) medals, i.e., the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Korea Defense Service Medal.
When I was in the United States Army, there was no Army Service Ribbon or Overseas Service Ribbon.
Since his only listed foreign duty is the Republic of Korea, is the Army Service Ribbon now awarded in lieu of the Korea Defense Service Medal?
Anyway, here is yet another frustrating case of a perfectly honorable military service being trashed by the veteran’s false claims, which having obviously been done for profit, now constitutes a federal felony, for which he should be arrested and prosecuted.
Korean Defense Service Medal did not exist when he was discharged. Believe it came into being around 2003 or 4
The Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized for those members of the United States Armed Forces who have served duty in South Korea after the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement in support of the defense of the Republic of Korea. To qualify for the KDSM, a service member must have served at least thirty consecutive days in the Korean theater. The medal is also granted for 60 non-consecutive days of service which includes reservists on annual training in Korea.
Exceptions are made for the 30/60 days time requirement if a service member participated in a combat armed engagement, was wounded or injured in the line of duty requiring medical evacuation, or participated as a regularly assigned aircrew member in flying sorties which totaled more than 30 days of duty in Korean airspace. In such cases, the KDSM is authorized regardless of time served in theater.
The Korea Defense Service Medal is retroactive to the end of the Korean War and is granted to any service performed after July 28, 1954. The National Personnel Records Center is responsible for verifying entitlement of the KDSM to discharged members of the military who served in Korea prior to the creation of the KDSM.
As an official Department of Defense exception to policy, service members may be entitled to both the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the KDSM for participation in operations in Korea during the same timeframe between October 1, 1966 – June 30, 1974.
Only one award of the Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized, regardless of the amount of time served in the Korean theater.
The Korea Defense Service Medal was not created until after he was out of the service. I have 6 years total in Korea and was never awarded that medal.
The Army Service Ribbon and Overseas Service Ribbon were created sometime in the early eighties.
Rich is right, I remember that in the eighties, I was awarded the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and NCO Professional Development Ribbon all at the same time. All three were awarded for things that I’d done earlier in my career; imagine—I added a whole new row of ribbons without having done a thing! As I recall, they were awarded based on a 201 File review by personnel. It was the consensus of my fellow soldiers at the time that all three awards together didn’t equal a coffee can of warm spit. About this time the Army Achievement Medal was also authorized, for those who didn’t make the cut for an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) but had done something worth more than a coin.