PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           27 April 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999030360

	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.  

	Mrs. Joyce A. Hughes		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Elizabeth Buchanon		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas A. Pagan		Member	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wright		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 that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) be added to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).

3.  The applicant states that he was awarded the AFEM after receiving his DD From 214.

4.  The applicant’s active duty records are not available.  Information herein was furnished by the applicant.

5.  He enlisted in the Regular Army on 26 February 1988.

6.  The applicant’s DD Form 214, shows that he served in Bosnia from 15 March 1997 to 15 October 1997.

7.  On 28 February 1999, the applicant was honorably discharged.  He completed 7 years and 5 days of creditable active service.  His DD Form 214, shows that he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (w/2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon (w/Number 2), the Expert Field Medal Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Armed Forces Service Medal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal.

8.  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 during the period 15 March 1997 to 15 October 1997.

2.  Based upon the above aforementioned message the applicant met the criteria to receive the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 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 correcting his DD Form 214 to show that he was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

__eb____  __tap___  __klw___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Elizabeth Buchanon
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030360	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000427	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0072	
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