Korean Defense Service Medal

[Dixiedog]

To All...

For Navy & Marine Corps Personnel Questions, go to this web site for phone numbers and address of the folks in the know... (http://www.archives.gov/veterans/mil...tion-navy.html).

Also All Service Members should go to this site about Awards and Medals regarding the New Cold War Recognition Certificate if you served between Sept 1942 to Dec 1991.

Later Folks...

Dixiedog

[Dixiedog]

Hey Folks...

Found another web site for ALL Service Members to check out for any questions regarding Uniform Regs and Awards and Medals. Everyout with questions should hit this link... (http://www.military.com/benefits/res...rms-and-awards).

Please Remember This... Awards Verification:
If you knowingly wear an award that you do not rate you can be prosecuted!!!

Have ALL your Awards and Medals Eligiblity Verified and Documented before you wear ANY Awards or Medals especially those that were not included on any of your DD-214's during your Service and or on your Discharge DD-214. Contact the Awards Dept of your Service at the Addresses noted in the following link address... (http://www.military.com/benefits/res...ls-decorations).

Later Y'all...

Dixiedog

[Kilted-Marine]

I spoke today with a Department of Defense Attorney (who is a Retired JAG Officer)

Here is the bottom line - you would only be persecuted if you were wearing an award to which you were not entitled.

It is not a crime to wear a medal to which you are entitled but that has not yet been added to your records.

Adding it to your records does not make you entitled. You are entitled to an award based on criteria set up by the issuing authority. In this case Congress.

The Issuing authority says you must have served a certain amount of time between certain dates, NOTHING in the LAW says you have to have it entered in your records or that you have to have it issued to you by any other authority.