BOARD DATE: 8 August 2017 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20160002933 BOARD VOTE: __x_______ __x_____ __x___ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION 2 Enclosures 1. Board Determination/Recommendation 2. Evidence and Consideration BOARD DATE: 8 August 2017 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20160002933 BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to her DD Form 214. _________x________________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case. BOARD DATE: 8 August 2017 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20160002933 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any). THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for her service in Bosnia. 2. The applicant states she participated in Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia-Herzegovina from March to July 1996 as stated on her DD Form 214. The medal was approved after her discharge. 3. The applicant provides a copy of her DD Form 214. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing. 2. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 17 August 1995 for a period of 4 years. She trained as a field artillery meteorological crewmember, served in Germany, and she was honorably released from active duty on 26 October 1996 due to pregnancy. 3. Her DD Form 214 shows she was awarded or authorized the: * National Defense Service Medal * Army Service Ribbon * Armed Forces Service Medal * North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal 4. Item 18 (Remarks) of her DD Form 214 shows she served in Bosnia from 1 March 1996 to 18 July 1996. REFERENCES: Military Personnel Message Number 99-100 authorized award of both the Armed Forces Service Medal and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as a one-time exception to Department of Defense and Service policy for qualifying service in support of Operations Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. This exception allowed both service medals to be presented to personnel deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina during the periods 1 June 1992 to 19 December 1996 (Operation Joint Endeavor) and 20 December 1996 to 20 June 1998 (Operation Joint Guard). This exception also allowed only one award of each service medal for service in either or both Operation Joint Endeavor and/or Operation Joint Guard. DISCUSSION: 1. The applicant was awarded the Armed Forces Service Medal for her service in support of Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia-Herzegovina. This medal is shown on her DD Form 214. 2. She is also authorized award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for her service in support of Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia-Herzegovina as a one-time exception to Department of Defense and Service policy. Her DD Form 214 does not show this medal. //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings AR20150000953 Enclosure 1 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20160002933 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Enclosure 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20160002933 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Enclosure 2