PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            2 September 1999                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999017827

	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. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson 		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas N. Kuhn		Member	
	Mr. James M. Alward		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 award of the Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM) and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM).  He also requests that his service in Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor be shown on his DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he is entitled to the AFSM and the AFEM for his service in Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor for the period February 1996 through December 1996.  He requests that this service be shown on his DD Form 214.  In support of his application, he submits a letter of explanation, three DD Forms 214, award certificates, orders and a Leave and Earnings Statement. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty in the Army Reserve on 28 August 1970 and was honorably discharged from active duty on 
27 February 1971.  He enlisted in the Regular Army on 7 October 1980 and remained on active duty through continuous enlistments until he was honorably discharged on 1 June 1989 and ordered to an active duty Guard/Reserve tour as a warrant officer.  He entered active duty on 2 June 1989 and retired in the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2 on 31 March 1997.     

5.  The applicant’s DD Forms 214 do not show the AFSM or the AFEM as authorized awards.  The DD Form 214 does not show service in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

6.  The applicant’s personnel records show he served in Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Endeavor from 16 February 1996 to 1 November 1996.   

7.  Army Personnel Command Message with a Date/Time Group of 121605Z March 1999 authorized award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for service in support of Operations Joint Endeavor from 1 June 1992 to 
19 December 1996 and Joint Guard from 20 December 1996 to 20 June 1998 in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.  The message also states that the Secretary of Defense approved award of the AFEM, in addition to the AFSM to certain participants of Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard as a one-time exception to Department of Defense and service policies.  The one-time exception is to permit the award of the two medals for the same operation and period of service.

8.  Department of Defense 1348.33 (Manual of Military Decorations & Awards) provides, in pertinent part, for award of the Armed Forces Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after 1 June 1992, participate or have participated, as members of United States military units, in a United States military operation that is deemed to be a significant activity; and encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent threat of hostile action.      
9.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for qualifying service after 1 July 1958 in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, and U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations.  Qualifying service for this award includes the requirements to be a bona fide member in a unit and to be engaged in the operation or serve in the area of operations for 
30 days, be engaged in direct support of the operation for 30 consecutive or
60 nonconsecutive days provided support involves entering the area of operations, be engaged in combat, participate as a member of an aircraft flying in support of the operation, or be recommended or attached to a unit recommended for award of the medal if the above criteria have not been met.

10.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directs that foreign service performed during the period covered by the DD Form will be entered in item 
12f.  The regulation also states that the amount of foreign service will be taken from the soldier’s Enlisted Qualification Record or, if necessary, verified from the soldier’s Military Personnel Records Jacket.  However, for service in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Department of the Army issued guidance that service in a temporary duty status in that theater would not be reported as foreign service unless for a period longer than 6 months and that Bosnia-Herzegovina service would be reported in item 18 (Remarks) of the DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant served in Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor from 16 February 1996 to 1 November 1996.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show award of the AFSM, the AFEM and his dates of service in Bosnia-Herzegovina be reported in item 12 f (Foreign Service) and item 18 (Remarks).

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:

a.  by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the AFSM and the AFEM; and

b.  by showing the entry “3 years, 9 months and 29 days” in item 12f (Foreign Service) on the DD Form 214 with an effective date of 31 March 1997; of the individual concerned; and
c.  by showing the entry “BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR:  960216-961101” in item 
18 (Remarks) on the DD Form 214 with an effective date of 31 March 1997 of the individual concerned. 

BOARD VOTE:  

MKP____  TNK____  JMA_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Margaret K. Patterson_
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999017827	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990902	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	199970331	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 600-8-24 chapter 6	
DISCHARGE REASON	Voluntary Early Retirement	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0072	
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