| Mrs. Joyce A. Hughes | Analyst |
| Ms. Elizabeth Buchanon | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Thomas A. Pagan | Member | |
| Mr. Kenneth L. Wright | Member |
2. The applicant requests that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) be added to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).
3. The applicant states that he was awarded the AFEM after receiving his DD From 214.
4. The applicant’s active duty records are not available. Information herein was furnished by the applicant.
5. He enlisted in the Regular Army on 26 February 1988.
6. The applicant’s DD Form 214, shows that he served in Bosnia from 15 March 1997 to 15 October 1997.
7. On 28 February 1999, the applicant was honorably discharged. He completed 7 years and 5 days of creditable active service. His DD Form 214, shows that he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (w/2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon (w/Number 2), the Expert Field Medal Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Armed Forces Service Medal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal.
8. Army Personnel Command Message Number 99-100 (with a Date/Time Group of 121605Z March 1999) authorized award of both the Armed Forces Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, as a one-time exception to the Department of Defense and Service policy, for qualifying service in support of Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, aboard naval vessels operating in the Adriatic Sea and their respective air spaces during the period 1 June 1992 to 19 December 1996 (Operation Joint Endeavor) and during the period 20 December 1996 to 20 June 1998 (Operation Joint Guard). The exception also allowed only one award of each service medal for service in either or both Operation Joint Endeavor and Operation Joint Guard.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant has supplied sufficient evidence to show that he served in Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard during the period 15 March 1997 to 15 October 1997.
2. Based upon the above aforementioned message the applicant met the criteria to receive the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for service in support of Operation Joint Guard.
3. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.
RECOMMENDATION:
That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by correcting his DD Form 214 to show that he was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
BOARD VOTE:
__eb____ __tap___ __klw___ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
Elizabeth Buchanon
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CHAIRPERSON
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| DATE BOARDED | 20000427 |
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| ISSUES 1. | 107.0072 |
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