PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:     

	BOARD DATE:            8 July 1999       
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1998012131

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.  

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. June Hajjar		Chairperson	
	Mr. Raymond V. O'Connor, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Roger W. Able		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests reconsideration of his 22 April 1998 request for award of the Humanitarian Service Medal.

3.  Incorporated herein by reference are military records, which were summarized in a memorandum, prepared to reflect the Board’s original consideration of his case on 16 December 1998.

4.  The Board originally concluded there was insufficient evidence to confirm the applicant was entitled to the Humanitarian Service Medal based on participation in the Cuban Refugee Resettlement Operation in the 1980’s.  In his most recent correspondence he included a statement from his former commander which confirms the applicant participated in the Cuban Relocation Project at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas in June 1980.

5.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 confirms the Humanitarian Service Medal was awarded to individuals who participated in the Cuban Refugee Resettlement Operation at a variety of locations within the United States between 27 April 1980 and 1 July 1985.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The statement from the applicant’s former commander confirms his participation in the Cuban Refugee Resettlement Operation and as such he is entitled to an award of the Humanitarian Service Medal.

2.  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 showing that the individual concerned is entitled to the Humanitarian Service Medal based oh his participation in the Cuban Refugee Resettlement Operation.

BOARD VOTE:  

__jh____  ___rvo__  __rwa___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998012131	
SUFFIX		
RECON	19980422	
DATE BOARDED	19990708	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 107.00		
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