IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 4 December 2012
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20120009645
THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).
2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected by adding the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) (2d award), Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM), and the Army Superior Unit Award (ASUA) (2d Award).
2. The applicant states that the awards were not included on his DD Form 214 because they had not been approved at the time of his retirement.
3. The applicant provides copies of orders awarding the JMUA to Headquarters, Joint Task Force Haiti for the period 14 January to 1 June 2010, a memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense awarding the AFSM to service members deployed in support of Operation Unified Response in Haiti, and orders awarding the ASUA to Main Command Post, Headquarters, U.S. Army South; Operational Command Post, Headquarters, U.S. Army South; and Special Troops Battalion, Headquarters, U.S. Army South.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant was a Regular Army lieutenant colonel assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army South at Fort Sam Houston, Texas for duty as the Assistant Chief of Staff G1 (Manpower) when he deployed to Haiti from 20100312 20100521.
2. His officer evaluation report ending on 3 June 2010 indicates that he deployed as the Joint Task Force Haiti J1 for Operation Unified Response and that he served as the commanding generals personal representative to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) commander.
3. The applicants official records show he was assigned to the units presented the JMUA, the AFSM, and the ASUA during the prescribed timeframe indicated.
4. On 31 December 2010 the applicant was retired. His DD Form 214 does not reflect the awards indicated in the orders provided by the applicant.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicants unit was awarded the JMUA, the AFSM, and the ASUA during the period he served with the unit.
2. Accordingly, he is entitled to have the JMUA (2d Award), AFSM, and the ASUA (2d Award) added to his DD Form 214 at this time.
BOARD VOTE:
____X____ ___X_____ ___X_____ GRANT FULL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
1. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the JMUA (2d Award), AFSM, and the ASUA (2d Award) added to his
DD Form 214.
2. The Board wants the applicant and all others to know the sacrifices he made in service to the United States during the Global War on Terrorism are deeply
appreciated. The applicant and all Americans should be justifiably proud of his service in arms.
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CHAIRPERSON
I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.
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