PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           31 August 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000037846

	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. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mrs. Joyce A. Hughes		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler		Chairperson	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		Member	
	Mr. Joe R. Schroeder		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 award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM). 

3.  The applicant states that according to the statute he is entitled to the AFEM due to his service in Bosnia.  He further states that he went on terminal leave a week after finding out that he was eligible for the award.  He was unable to get assistance in receiving the award because he was away from his unit.  He
submits a copy of his orders to Bosnia and a copy of his Certificate of Release 
or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) in support of his application.

4.  The applicant’s active duty records are not available.  Information herein was furnished by the applicant.  His DD Form 214, shows that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 23 June 1994.  He was awarded military occupational specialty 97E (Interrogator).  The DD Form 214, also shows that he served 1 year, 
2 months and 3 days of foreign service.

5.  On 22 June 1999, the applicant was released from active duty and transferred to U.S. Army Reserve.  He completed 5 years of creditable active service.  He was awarded the Army Lapel Button, the Army Achievement Medal (4th award), the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Grenade Bar, the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, and the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Pistol Bar.

6.  Army Personnel Command Message Number 99-100 (with a Date/Time Group of 121605Z March 1999) authorized award of both the Armed Forces Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, as a one-time exception to the Department of Defense and Service policy, for qualifying service in support of Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, aboard naval vessels operating in the Adriatic Sea and their respective air spaces during the period 1 June 1992 to 19 December 1996 (Operation Joint Endeavor) and during the period 20 December 1996 to 20 June 1998 (Operation Joint Guard).  The exception also allowed only one award of each service medal for service in either or both Operation Joint Endeavor and Operation Joint Guard.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant has supplied sufficient evidence to show that he served in Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard.  The copy of his orders clearly shows that he served in Bosnia during the time that the AFEM award was authorized
(20 December 1996 to 20 June 1998).  His DD Form 214, also shows that he completed 1 year, 2 months and 3 days of foreign service.

2.  Based on the above mentioned message the applicant met the criteria to receive the AFEM for service in support of Operation Joint Guard.

3.  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 AFEM to the individual concerned and correcting his DD Form 214, to show that he was awarded the AFEM for his service in Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard.

BOARD VOTE:  

__sac___  __bje___  __jrs___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Samuel A. Crumpler
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000037846	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000831	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0072	
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