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The medal was awarded retroactively from 19 March 2003 until the end of Operation New Dawn on 31 December 2011. [ 6 ] Personnel who engaged in combat with an enemy force, or personnel wounded in combat or wounded as a result of a terrorist attack within Iraq received the Iraq Campaign Medal regardless of the number of days spent within the country.
Vice President is awarded the new medal on the Iraqi government's Day of Commitment in 2011. The Commitment Medal is a gold-colored medal with enamel, 1 9/16 in diameter. On the front the relief of Iraq represents the area of operation. The lines symbolize the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, recalling Iraq’s title as “the land of two rivers.”
The initial authorized operation for the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal was the so-called "Airport Security Operation" which occurred between 27 September 2001 and 31 May 2002. Additional operations, for which the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is authorized, include the active military campaigns of Operation Enduring Freedom ...
Michael Anthony Monsoor (April 5, 1981 – September 29, 2006) was a United States Navy SEAL who was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom during the Battle of Ramadi when he dove onto a grenade to shield his fellow SEALs, sacrificing his own life. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. [1]
As of March 2013, the Distinguished Service Cross has been awarded 13 times for actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. [31] Master Sergeant David R. Halbruner was awarded the medal for his actions during the 2012 Benghazi attack; [32] there has also been only one award for actions during the 2015 Bamako hotel attack. [33]
Medal of Honor, awarded by the United States government; any of the collective service cross medals, each with a name unique to the service branch awarding them: [a] Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded by the United States Department of the Air Force; Distinguished Service Cross, awarded by the United States Department of the Army
Global War On Terrorism Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Aubrey Leon McDade Jr. (born July 29, 1981) is a retired United States Marine who was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in the Iraq War , in which he rescued two U.S. Marines during an enemy ambush during the Second Battle of Fallujah , in November 2004.
The CAM was first awarded on June 12, 2007 as the Air Force Combat Action Medal, to six airmen who were engaged in air or ground combat off base in a combat zone during Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan, October 7, 2001 – December 28, 2015) or Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq, March 19, 2003 – September 1, 2010).