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news/2008/04/military_campaign_medal_stars_041808w
Campaign stars approved for Afghan, Iraq deployments
Staff report
Posted : Friday Apr 18, 2008 15:13:47 EDT
Service members who have been on multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq are now eligible to wear campaign stars on their Afghanistan or Iraq campaign medals. The Department of Defense approved on April 16 the wearing of campaign stars. Information on applying to wear the stars is pending. One campaign star can be worn for participation in each of the campaign phases designated by DoD: For Afghanistan, the phases are: * Sept. 11, 2001 — Nov. 30, 2001 * Dec. 1, 2001 — Sept. 30, 2006 * Oct. 1, 2006 — To be determined For Iraq, the phases are: * March 19, 2003 — May 1, 2003 * May 2, 2003 — June 28, 2004 * June 29, 2004 — Dec. 15, 2005 * Dec. 16, 2005 — To be determined The 3/16-inch diameter campaign stars can be worn on the campaign ribbon and the cloth suspension of the medal. The first four should be bronze; a Silver Star will be worn to signify five campaign stars. To qualify for an Afghanistan or Iraq campaign medal, a troop must have been “assigned, attached or mobilized” to units working in the area of eligibility for 30 consecutive days 60 non-consecutive days. Those rules have not changed
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Great!!! More bling on the uniform. Pretty soon I'll look like MM 
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| So if I was over for OIF 1, I get two stars? Fuvk it, I'm just keeping my GWOTEM
"He that hath no stomach for this fight, let him depart"
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| Mmmmmm more bliiiiiiiiing. I have qualifing time in all three periods for both Iraq and Afghanistan. Sheesh.
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This is long overdue, although I didn't really see the need for three different medals after 9/11.
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American GI. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
"History teaches that when you become indifferent and lose the will to fight someone who has the will to fight will take over." COLONEL BULL SIMONS
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This just makes thing even more confusing. I will have 3 stars on my ICM, I also where the GWOTE. So give up the GWOTE and take three stars. Or so you wear both, the army needs to clarify this even more.
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| Reread the regs, the GWOT-E was awarded first before the creation of the OEF-OIF campaign medals. If you have qualified for the E and then did a sunsequent tour, then you'd also qualify for the Iraq campaign medal. I got my GWOT-E for my combat time in Afghanistan back in October 2001, but I didn't get my Afghanistan Campaign medal until 2006.
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| Al, the Air Force will have to authorize a new uniform for you. One with pockets 2 inches below normal so that all your ribbons will fit.
All the way, sir!!! 
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