The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created through Executive Order 13289 on 12 March 2003, by President George W. Bush. The medal
US Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Removed from Ribbon, Issued 2004
The National Defense Service Medal is 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 w
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
…date yet to be determined. From its creation in March 2003 through September 2022, the GWOT-SM was a quasi-automatically awarded medal similar to the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM). The GWOT-SM was awarded for the broadly defined criterion of "support duty" to most servicemembers after thirty days of post-entry training…
National Defense Service Medal Reverse