PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               25 March 1999               
	DOCKET NUMBER:      AR1998012843

	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. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Elzey J. Arledge, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Lester Echols		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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show five to six awards and citations to which he is entitled, to include the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal and the “American Expeditionary Medal” (correctly known as the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal).

3.  The applicant states in effect, that there is no injustice, but there is a matter of awards and citations not authorized at the time of his expiration of term of service.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty on 25 January 1989.  He completed basic and advanced individual training and was assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas, as a cavalry scout.  The applicant served in Southwest Asia (SWA) from 2 October 1990 to 18 March 1991 and was honorably released from active duty on 23 May 1991.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM), the Kuwait Liberation Medal (KLM) or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) as authorized awards.  

6.  The Board notes that the applicant is entitled to award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait which also are not shown on his DD Form 214.

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

8.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

9.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait 
(KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

10.  There is no indication in the applicant’s records that he was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.  There also is no indication that he served a period of qualifying service for award of the AFEM.

11.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, provides, in pertinent part, that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is authorized for participants in military operations within a specific geographic area during a specified time period.  An individual, who was not engaged in actual combat or equally hazardous activity, must have participated in operations or in direct support of operations for 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days.  The designated military operations and dates of eligibility are specified in Army Regulation 600-8-22.  Service in Southwest Asia from October 1990 to March 1991 does not qualify for award of the AFEM.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant served in SWA from 2 October 1990 to 18 March 1991; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait.

2.  There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was entitled to award of the AFEM and the governing regulation for the AFEM does not show it was awarded for service in SWA during the period in question.  Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to correction of his records to show this award.

3.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records, but only as recommended below. 

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the individual concerned was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K).

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

MKP____  EJA____  LE______  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Margaret K. Patterson_
		     CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998012843	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	1998012843	
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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6.