Medals Approved for Hurricane Relief
Wednesday January 4, 2006
Servicemembers and civilians who took part in Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita relief efforts may be eligible for a medal.
The director of the Joint Staff has approved awarding the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal for U.S. military personnel. Department of Defense civilians may receive the Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal. For complete details, see this article from the Air Force News Service.
The director of the Joint Staff has approved awarding the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal for U.S. military personnel. Department of Defense civilians may receive the Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal. For complete details, see this article from the Air Force News Service.
Comments
I want to know if the States Guard or Defense Force Troops who served on active duty during the phases of Hurricane Katrina are eligible for these medals. We were in uniform, we suffered injuries, were shot at, and rescued people the same as the other uniformed services, sometimes, hand in hand with those Troops on Title 10 orders. Do we qualify since we didn’t get paid or any other recognition for our service??? Jim