Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 1336304-26685
Establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals
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December 2, 2004
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November 29, 2004
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Executive Office of the President
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[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 70175-70176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 04-26685]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 231 / Thursday, December 2, 2004 /
Presidential Documents
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Executive Order 13363 of November 29, 2004
Establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign
Medals
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including my authority as Commander in Chief
of the Armed Forces of the United States and Public Law
108-234, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Afghanistan Campaign Medal. There is hereby
established the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with
suitable appurtenances. Except as limited in section 3
of this order, and under uniform regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretaries of the military
departments and approved by the Secretary of Defense,
or under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary
of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the
Afghanistan Campaign Medal shall be awarded to members
of the uniformed services of the United States who
serve or have served in Afghanistan or contiguous air
space, as defined by such regulations, on or after
October 24, 2001, and before a terminal date to be
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 2. Iraq Campaign Medal. There is hereby
established the Iraq Campaign Medal with suitable
appurtenances. Except as limited in section 3 of this
order, and under uniform regulations to be prescribed
by the Secretaries of the military departments and
approved by the Secretary of Defense, or under
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when
it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Iraq
Campaign Medal shall be awarded to members of the
uniformed services of the United States who serve or
have served in Iraq or contiguous waters or air space,
as defined by such regulations, on or after March 19,
2003, and before a terminal date to be prescribed by
the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 3. Relationship to Other Awards. Notwithstanding
section 1 of Executive Order 13289 of March 12, 2003,
establishing the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary
Medal, any member who qualified for that medal by
reason of service in Afghanistan between October 24,
2001, and a terminal date to be determined by the
Secretary of Defense, or in Iraq between March 19,
2003, and a terminal date to be determined by the
Secretary of Defense, shall remain qualified for that
medal. Upon application, a member by reason of service
may be awarded either the Afghanistan Campaign Medal or
the Iraq Campaign Medal in lieu of the Global War on
Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. A member may be awarded
either the Afghanistan Campaign Medal or the Global War
on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal by reason of service
in Afghanistan. A member may be awarded either the Iraq
Campaign Medal or the Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal by reason of service in Iraq. No
member shall be entitled to the award of more than one
of these three medals for the same period of service.
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Sec. 4. Posthumous Award. The Afghanistan Campaign
Medal and Iraq Campaign Medal may be awarded
posthumously to any person covered by and under
regulations prescribed in accordance with this order.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 29, 2004.
[FR Doc. 04-26685
Filed 12-1-04; 9:47 am]
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