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Originally Posted by tomtom22 Only controversy I can see is the exclusion of women. |
Yeah, I think that is just
wrong. When the NDSM was first issued, the recipient had to have served honorably between 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954;(Korean Conflict)
Between 1 January 1961 and 14 August 1974;(VietNam War Era)
Between 2 August 1990 and 30 November 1995; (First Iraq conflict)
Between 11 September 2001 and a closing date to be determined;(Second Iraqi War)
I'm pretty sure women were included in that one as they are in all of the US Armed Forces medals and ribbons.