PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            24 February 2000      
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999025626

	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.  

	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		Senior Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Celia L. Adolphi		Chairperson	
	Mr. James P. Huber		Member	
	Ms. Margaret V. Thompson		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, in effect, that her military records be corrected to reflect her deployment to Southwest Asia during the Gulf War.

3.  Records indicate the applicant was a member of the USAR when she was ordered to active duty on 3 January 1991.  According to a statement from her unit administrator the applicant deployed to Southwest Asia as a member of the 418th Civil Affairs Company the same day she was ordered to active duty.

4.  Orders provided by the applicant indicate that she was authorized 14 days of emergency leave from Southwest Asia effective 31 March 1991.  On 3 April 1991 she was released from active duty.  Her DD Form 214 does not reflect any of the awards associated with her service in Southwest Asia, which would confirm her deployment to the region.

5.  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 (SWASM) 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).

6.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to those members who participated in the Persian Gulf War from 17 January to 28 February 1991.

7.  The Secretary of Defense accepted an offer by the Government of Kuwait to award the Kuwait Liberation Medal (K) to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant was deployed to Southwest Asia between 3 January and 31 March 1991 and as such is entitled to the Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 bronze service stars as well as the Kuwait Liberation Medals awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of Kuwait. The addition of these awards to her separation document will serve as confirmation of her deployment to Southwest Asia in support of the Gulf War.

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 awarding the individual concerned the Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 bronze service stars as well as the Kuwait Liberation Medals awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of Kuwait

BOARD VOTE:  

__cla___  ___jph__  ____mvt_  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999025626	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000224	
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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5.		
6.