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	Precision Medals -Navy Expeditionary Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This medal was authorized by the Secretary of the Navy, August 15, 1936.
		Recipients of the Navy Expeditionary Medal, depending on the circumstances, are authorized to wear certain devices with the award.
		U.S. Navy Service members who served in the defense of Wake Island, December 7 through 22, 1941, are authorized to wear a clasp inscribed with the words "Wake Island" on the suspension ribbon of the medal and a silver "W" on the service ribbon.
	www.precisionmedals.com /awards/nex.htm (299 words)

	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Additional awards of the medal are denoted by service stars with the arrowhead device also authorized for United States Army personnel who are awarded the decoration through participation in an airborne or amphibious assault.
		During the early years of the Vietnam War, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was issued for initial operations in South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
		After the close of the Vietnam War, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was issued for various military operations in Panama, Grenada, and Libya.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal (928 words)

	DEIG, NEPAUL, KIRKEE - Online Information article about DEIG, NEPAUL, KIRKEE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The medal without clasp was awarded to all, including civilians, who had taken part in operations against the mutineers or rebels, and with the clasps enumerated above to those who shared in the operations specified.
		This is the last medal that had on it the beautiful head of Queen Victoria which was first used for the China Medal of 1842, and of which W. Wyon, R.A., was the artist.
		Maori War, the medal was issued to the Army with one and to the Navy with five different dates; for the Second Maori War, the medal was issued to the Army with twenty-one, and to the Navy with five different dates.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /DAH_DEM/DEIG_NEPAUL_KIRKEE.html (5186 words)

	Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: Ships and Units
		Two service medals have been authorized for Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in Cuban waters during the period of tension that culminated in the Cuban quarantine of 1962.
		Navy Expeditionary Medal was authorized for service performed between 3 January 1961 and 23 October 1962.
		The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was authorized for service in the Cuban quarantine, 24 October through 31 December 1962.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq90-3.htm (2977 words)

	Campaign clasp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Campaign clasp is an attachment to a military award consisting of a metal bar which is pinned to the upper cloth portion of an award medal.
		Campaign clasps may denote battle credit for which the award was authorized, some special achievement above the normal criteria for the medal, to distinguish the geographical area in which the medal was earned, or as some special recognition to the medal’s recipient.
		In the United States military, campaign clasps were widely used on medals which were authorized during the early 20th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Campaign_clasp (205 words)

	Navy Expeditionary Medal
		The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded.
		This medal is only awarded to personnel attached to one of the ships or units listed in the notice or instruction at some time during the respective periods shown, and who actually participated in the operation.
		The sailor beaching the boat symbolizes the Navy's role in such expeditions and illustrates the "opposed landing" on a foreign shore.
	foxfall.com /csm-navy-nem.htm (580 words)

	Ribbons and Medals
		The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was authorized on November 6, 1942 for service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater as a regularly assigned member of a unit or vessel between December 7,1941 and March 2, 1946.
		SUMNER was awarded this medal for participation in the 1962 Cuban Blockade and then she received a second award for her participation in the Dominican Republic Crisis of 1965.
		The medal could also be awarded for an aggregate of thirty days, which need not have been consecutive, spent on official visits of inspection to the qualifying area.
	www.dd-692.com /ribbons.htm (1346 words)

	US Medals Page Four
		Medal of Honor, full-size or any ribbon bars, lapel devices, etc., are not available.
		The medal is awarded to naval personnel who have actually landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against Armed opposition or operated under circumstances which are deemed to merit special recognition and for which no service or Campaign medal exists.
		The main purpose of the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal is to recognize Marine Corps personnel who have actually landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against an armed opposing force.
	www.nchsinc.com /shop/US_Medals_Page_Four.htm (829 words)

	Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Display Recognition
		Recipients of the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals, depending on the circumstances, are authorized to wear certain devices with the award.
		U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Service members who served in the defense of Wake Island, December 7 through 22, 1941, are authorized to wear a clasp inscribed with the words "Wake Island" on the suspension ribbon on the medal and a silver "W" on the service ribbon.
		Numbering: The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal was originally produced at the Philadelphia Mint and was serially numbered on the rim at the six o'clock position with the M.No. prefix.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/nmem.htm (2324 words)

	U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He was a 1971 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and an honor graduate of the Navy "Top Gun" school, in Miramar, Calif. He flew F-4 Phantoms for the Navy and served aboard the USS Saratoga.
		As director of the current operations and plans branch of the Navy Command Center, Capt. Gerald F. DeConto, 44, was organizing the Navy's response to the World Trade Center attack when he died in the crash at the Pentagon.
		During his 20-year Navy career, he served in Bahrain, the Arabian Gulf, the Adriatic Sea and the Mediterranean, at various naval stations and on the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the mid-1990s before obtaining a master's degree from the National War College.
	www.usna.com /Features/2001_2002/AttackOnAmerica/Biographical.htm (2747 words)

	Navy Expeditionary Medal, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
		After this supply is exhausted, the Navy Expeditionary Medal will be the only medal awarded to either Navy or Marine Corps personnel for participation in expeditions.
		The applications should include the names and dates of the expeditions and a statement to the effect that the applicant actually served ashore as a member of a landing party during the period for which the medal is claimed.
		(5) Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in the defense of Wake Island, 7 to 22 December 1941, will wear a bar inscribed "Wake Island" on the suspension ribbon and a silver "W" on the service ribbon bar of the appropriate Expeditionary Medal.
	www.history.navy.mil /medals/nem.htm (306 words)

	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
		The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces who, after July 1, 1958, participate in specified United States operations or those in direct support of the United Nations or friendly foreign nations, as outlined above.
		Bronze stars are awarded for participation in subsequent operations that qualify for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (participation in two or more engagements within the same operation does not qualify for a bronze service star).
		The ribbon to the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal consists of central pinstripes of blue, white and red (blue to the wearer's right) flanked by light blue.
	foxfall.com /csm-common-afem.htm (1056 words)

	VAQ-135 Black Ravens
		While deployed, the BLACK RAVENS were awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal for operations in the Indian Ocean during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
		VAQ 135 participated in several major exercises throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans and was awarded a second Navy Expeditionary Medal.
		As a result, the squadron was awarded two Navy Unit Commendations, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the Association of Old Crows Outstanding Unit Award for 1986.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/vaq-135.htm (1557 words)

	Wake Island Device -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Wake Island Device is an award of the (additional info and facts about United States military) United States military which is presented as a (additional info and facts about campaign clasp) campaign clasp to both the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medals.
		The Wake Island Device is worn as a campaign clasp, inscribed with the words “Wake Island”, centered on the upper portion of the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal.
		When wearing the Expeditionary Medal as a ribbon, the Wake Island Device is annotated by a silver “W” device, centered on the decoration.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/wake_island_device.htm (135 words)

	WHS NJROTC Instructors
		During LCDR Armentrout's 20 years on active duty, he served on six U.S. Navy ships and served on shore duty at the U.S. Naval Academy, Norfolk, VA., Newport, R., and Washington, D.C. Additionally, he served as a Navy Advisor to the Republic of Vietnam Navy for one year.
		LCDR Armentrout retired from the U.S. Navy in 1987.
		Among his decorations are: the Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Unit Commendation, Good Conduct Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Humanitarian Medal, Sea Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, Philippine Presidential Unit Commendation, Expert Rifle Medal, and Expert Pistol Medal.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/8784/instructors.html (599 words)

	ipedia.com: Awards and decorations of the United States military Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The U.S. Navy issues the Medal of Honor for members of the Navy and United States Marines.
		The only U.S. Coast Guard recipiant of the Medal of Honor received the Navy Medal of Honor, although a Coast Guard version of the Medal of Honor exists as a conjectural decoration.
		The power to grant the Medal of Honor rests with the President of the United States upon approval from the United States Congress.
	www.ipedia.com /awards_and_decorations_of_the_united_states_military.html (843 words)

	Ribbon Checker
		An alphabetical listing of ribbons and medals is in the works, as is a "medals" page.
		Ribbons specifically disallowed on the Navy uniform may be found here.
		Subsequent awards of either medal are represented by a bronze star on that medal even if it is from the other area of operations.
	kepler.pratt.duke.edu /USNRibbons.html (257 words)

	History of Amphibious Squadron ONE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This was the Navy's first deployment of the unmanned drone aboard a Navy ship.
		Contingency operations in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1983 earned the Squadron the Navy Expeditionary Medal and a second award for the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
		For their service, COMPHIBRON ONE was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation medal.
	www.cpr1.navy.mil /history.htm (609 words)

	USS KITTY HAWK History
		It is the second U.S. Navy ship named after the small North Carolina town near which Orville and Wilbur Wright few the first manned aircraft on Dec 17, 1903.
		For their actions in the region, KITTY HAWK and CVW-15 were awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal.
		Following the cruise, the crew was awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal for the rescue of Vietnamese refugees in the South China Sea.
	www.midiowa.com /cyberknight/khhist.htm (892 words)

	All Hands - January 2001 - Navy Medals/Ribbons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The following display represents the correct order of precedence for medals and/or ribbons most likely to be worn today on the Navy uniform.
		Additional information on the proper display, placement or additional devices is found in SECNAVINST 1650.1F and the U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations (NAVPERS 1566.5G).
		For Navy personnel attached to Fleet Marine Force units participating in combat operations
	www.mediacen.navy.mil /pubs/allhands/jan01/ribbons.htm (241 words)

	Curtis L. Coy - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration for Children and Families (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Coy was a career Naval Officer retiring from the Navy as a Commander in the Supply Corps in 1994.
		Upon graduation from the Academy he served aboard the USS John R. Craig (DD885) as a Surface Warfare Officer, subsequently moving to the USS Fanning (FF1076) where he served in the same capacity.
		Coy later applied for and was selected as one of only 19 officers to be transferred to the Navy Supply Corps where he initially served as Supply Officer onboard the USS Waddell (DDG24).
	www.acf.dhhs.gov /orgs/bios/clcoy.htm (678 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		After graduation, Bill entered the U.S. Navy where he faithfully served his country as a Navy Seal.
		He received many awards, medals and commendations to include the National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, P.I. Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Achievement Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Good Conduct Medal 4th Award.
		Military honors were provided by the United States Navy and United States Army.
	www.richlandmirror.com /articles/2004/04/02/obits/news05.txt (816 words)

	Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter - Military personnel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		She is currently living in Bradenton, Fla., and just finished a three-year tour with the Naval Operations Logistical Supply Center Det C, which is the focal point for providing supplies to forward deployed units worldwide.
		Her unit was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal for helping resolve supply problems and providing efficient supply chain management.
		Its distinctly ''Navy'' flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.
	www.wisinfo.com /heraldtimes/news/archive/rec_19297118.shtml (1073 words)

	Navy Ribbon/Medal Order of Display
		This display represents the correct order of precedence of ribbons most likely to be worn today on the Navy uniform.
		Devices worn on these ribbons must be worn in a specific manner and are used to denote additional awards or participation in a specific event.
		For additional information about the proper order of display, placement of devices or about ribbons not shown, refer to SECNAVINST 1650.1F.
	members.aol.com /warlibrary/display/usn.htm (74 words)

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		I certify that I have been released from active duty within the last fifteen (15) years and either entered service prior to May 8, 1975 or have since received the armed forces expeditionary medal, the Marine Corps or Navy expeditionary medal for opposed action on foreign soil.
		Received the armed forces expeditionary medal, or Marine Corps and Navy expeditionary medal, for opposed action on foreign soil.
		Qualified veterans will receive a ten (10) percent preference if veterans’ retirement benefits are not being received and a five (5) percent preference if veterans’ retirement benefits are being received.
	www.kitsaptransit.org /humanres/VeteranPreference.doc (374 words)

	NCTAMS Officer In Charge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		His exemplary performance led to his selection as the Navy League Council and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Sailor of the Year 1991.
		As a member of the Pentagon renovation team, he was involved in designing OPNAV TCC and the Navy’s Command Center spaces from blueprint drawings to staff move-in.
		As the command’s Chief Engineer of Communication Systems Implementations, he oversaw the installation and cutover to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI); the first command at the Historical Navy Yard to make this transition.
	www.nctams-london.navy.mil /OIC.html (640 words)

	Battleship USS New Jersey BB-62 Battle Record Page
		Korean Service Medal: Korean War Service was recognized by awarding the Korean Service Medal to qualifying members of all branches of the Armed Forces.
		The Korean Service Medal was authorized by Executive Order on November 8, 1950, awarded for service between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954.
		Navy Unit Commendation for contributions to U.S. effort in Southeast Asia - September 17, 1968 - April 11, 1969
	www.ussnewjersey.com /hist_awd.htm (624 words)

	Naval Academy Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He has served as instrumentalist with COMCRUDESFLOT8 aboard USS Columbus; the Navy Band Great Lakes; the "Navy Steel Band", Tenth Naval District San Juan, Puerto Rico; COMSIXTH Fleet Band, Naples, Italy; and on the staff of the Armed Forces School of Music.
		Berner has served with Navy Band, Washington, D.C.; the Chief of Information at the Pentagon; and as Director, Navy Band Memphis.
		Berner's awards include the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal with gold star in lieu of second award, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Good Conduct Medal with three stars, and the Overseas Service Medal with one star.
	www.nadn.navy.mil /USNABand/biographies/BernerBio.htm (176 words)

	Commander Naval Training Center Great Lakes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Captain "Jerry" Hart was born in Alton, Illinois and enlisted in the Navy soon after graduating from high school in February 1967.Rising through the enlisted ranks from seaman recruit to senior
		While enlisted, Captain Hart also served as a Navy Recruiter and as the enlisted detailer for the Chief of Naval Operations Special Projects/Deep Submergence Program.
		His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (eight awards), Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and numerous other campaign and unit awards.
	www.nsgreatlakes.navy.mil /bios/conavsta.html (280 words)

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