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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Circus, post: 2256530, member: 51195&quot;]The national defense medals are or were called exchange medals as the bars were in a jar at ever register in the navy exchange. The bars that they were on the dress uniforms. EVERYBODY that was or in the service was allowed to wear one. there would have been a white box that the medal came in.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was established in 1953, by Dwight D Eisenhower</p><p>The medal was first intended to be a &quot;blanket campaign medal&quot; awarded to service members who served honorably during a designated time period of which a &quot;national emergency&quot; had been declared during a time of war or conflict. It may also be issued to active military members for any other period that the Secretary of Defense&nbsp; designates.</p><p>Currently, the National Defense Service Medal is the oldest &quot;service medal&quot; in use by the United States Armed Forces.</p><p>The National Defense Service Medal is authorized for the following time periods:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War" rel="nofollow">Korean War</a> June 27, 1950 – July 27, 1954</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" rel="nofollow">Vietnam War</a> January 1, 1961 – August 14, 1974</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_War" rel="nofollow">Persian Gulf War</a> August 2, 1990 – November 30, 1995</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism" rel="nofollow">Global War on Terrorism</a> September 11, 2001 – present day[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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