BOARD DATE:  31 January 2020

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20180012983


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  reconsideration of his earlier request for correction of his 
DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of 
the Kosovo Campaign Medal.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record), dated 16 August 
2018
*	DD Form 1610 (Request and Authorization of Temporary Duty Travel of 
Department of Defense Personnel), dated 27 February 2002
*	memorandum, 21st Theater Support Command, Unit 23203, dated 27 May 2002, 
subject:  Approval to Redeploy from Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
*	DD Form 214 for M____ A. T____
*	DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214) for M____ A. T____
*	photo, Kosovo Force Identification Card for M____ A. T____
*	Statement, M____ A. P____ (T_____), undated and unsigned
*	Self-authored Statement, undated
*	Kosovo Campaign Medal Description

FACTS:

1.  Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the 
previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of 
Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20060016164 on 10 May 2007 and 
reconsidered by the ABCMR in Docket Number AR20080000788 on 17 April 2008.

2.  The applicant has provided new evidence not previously considered that warrants 
consideration at this time.

3.  The applicant states he served in Kosovo under Kosovo Force and he was awarded 
the Kosovo Campaign Medal, but it was never entered on his DD Form 214.

4.  On 29 June 2001, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army.

5.  Records show he was assigned to Germany on 20 November 2001 and returned 
from overseas on 11 November 2005.

6.  His records contain a certificate of achievement for service and support to Task 
Force Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia, from 15 March 2002 to 1 June 2002.  

7.  He provided copies of a memorandum from the 21st Theater Support Command, 
Unit 23203, dated 27 May 2002, that listed Soldiers approved to redeploy from 
Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo on 27 May 2002.  This list shows his name and , a former Soldier previously assigned with him. 

8.  He also provided copies of the following documents from , a Soldier 
with whom he served:

	a.  Kosovo Force identification card with an expiration date of November 2002,

	b.  DD Form 214 that does not show award of the Kosovo Campaign Medal but does 
show her foreign service in Kosovo from 27 May 2002 through 1 June 2002, 

	c.  DD Form 215 that shows she was placed on the Temporary Disability Retired 
List, and 

	d.  an undated and unsigned statement in which she stated the applicant deployed 
to Kosovo with their platoon with the 529th Military Police Company.

9.  On 27 March 2006, the applicant was honorably discharged.  His DD Form 214 
shows in:

	a.  item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons 
Awarded or Authorized):

*	Army Superior Unit Award
*	Army Good Conduct Medal
*	National Defense Service Medal
*	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

	b.  item 12f (Foreign Service) – no foreign service.

10.  On 10 May 2007 and in ABCMR Record of Proceedings, Docket Number 
AR20060016164, the ABCMR denied the applicant's request for award of the Kosovo 
Campaign Medal.  The Board determined that:

	a.  Although he provided evidence to show he served in Kosovo, there was no 
evidence to show what operations he participated in.  Since it could not be determined if 
he participated in one of the operations listed in the governing regulation as being 
eligible for award of the Kosovo Campaign Medal, there was insufficient evidence on 
which to base award of the Kosovo Campaign Medal.

	b.  The evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial 
relief and credited him with 2 years, 11 months, and 21 days of foreign service.  The 
Board further recognized he was awarded the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) Medal for service with NATO on operations in relation to Kosovo during the 
period 12 April 2002 through 21 May 2002.  

11.  His records contain a DD Form 215, dated November 2007, showing he was 
credited with 2 years, 11 months, and 21 days of foreign service, the NATO Medal, 
Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon.

12.  On 17 April 2008 and in ABCMR Record of Proceedings, Docket Number 
AR20080000788, the ABCMR reconsidered and denied his request for award of the 
Kosovo Campaign Medal.  The Board determined found that although he provided a 
Kosovo Force Identification Card, it was insufficient evidence to show what operations 
he participated in.  The applicant was advised such evidence might include a statement 
from a member of the applicant's chain of command at the time of his service in Kosovo 
verifying he participated in one of the qualifying operations.  It could not be determined if 
the applicant participated in one of the operations listed in the governing regulation as 
being eligible for the Kosovo Campaign Medal, therefore there was insufficient evidence 
on which to base award of the Kosovo Campaign Medal.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that 
relief is warranted.

2.  The Board agreed that, although the record is silent on which qualifying operation 
the applicant was deployed in support of, his service in Macedonia from on or about 
15 March 2002 to on or about 1 June 2002 would have been in direct support of either 
Operation Joint Guardian (11 June 1999 to 31 December 2013) or Task Force Falcon 
(11 June 1999 to 31 December 2013).  The Board determined a preponderance of the 
evidence supports a decision to correct his record by adding the Kosovo Campaign 
Medal with one bronze service star.  






BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

: :X	:X	:X	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:	:	:	DENY APPLICATION


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 the Kosovo 
Campaign Medal with one bronze service star to his DD Form 214 for the period ending 
27 March 2006.  

		  
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.


REFERENCES:

Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) prescribes Army policy, criteria, and 
administrative instructions concerning individual and unit military awards.  

	a.  The Kosovo Campaign Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States who, after 24 March 1999, meet the following criteria:

		(1)  Participated in or served in direct support of Kosovo Operation(s): Allied 
Force; Joint Guardian (11 June 1999 to 31 December 2013); Allied Harbour; Sustain 
Hope/Shining Hope; Noble Anvil; or Kosovo Task Force(s): Saber, Hunter, Hawk, or 
Falcon (11 June 1999 to 31 December 2013) within the Kosovo Air Campaign or 
Kosovo Defense Campaign areas of eligibility (AOE).

		(a)  Kosovo Air Campaign – The Kosovo Air Campaign began on 24 March 1999 
and ended on 10 June 1999.  The AOE for the air campaign includes the total land area 
and airspace of Serbia (including Kosovo), Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia, 
Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, and Slovenia; and the waters and 
airspace of the Adriatic and Ionian Sea north of the 39th north latitude.

		(b)  Kosovo Defense Campaign – The Kosovo Defense Campaign began on 
11 June 1999 to 31 December 2013.  The AOE for the defense campaign includes the 
total land area and airspace of Serbia (including Kosovo), Montenegro, Albania, 
Macedonia, and the waters and airspace of the Adriatic Seas within 12 nautical miles of 
the Montenegro, Albania, and Croatia coastlines south of 42 degrees and 52 minutes 
north latitude.

	b.  Servicemembers must be bona fide members of a unit participating in or be 
engaged in direct support of the operation for 30 consecutive days in the AOE or for 
60 nonconsecutive days provided this support involves entering the operations AOE or 
meets one or more of the following criteria:

		(1)  Be engaged in actual combat, or duty that is equally as hazardous as combat 
duty, during the operation with armed opposition, regardless of time in the AOE.

		(2)  While participating in the operation, regardless of time, is wounded or injured 
and requires medical evacuation from the AOE.

		(3)  While participating as a regularly assigned air crewmember flying sorties into, 
out of, within, or over the AOE in direct support of the military operations.

	c.  One bronze service star will be worn for participation in each campaign (Kosovo 
Air Campaign and Kosovo Defense Campaign).  

	d.  Qualification for a second bronze service star requires meeting the criteria for 
both campaigns.  The 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days that began during the 
Air Campaign (began on 24 March 1999 and ended on 10 June 1999) and continued 
into the Defense Campaign (began on 11 June 1999 to 31 December 2013) entitles a 
member to only one bronze service star.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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