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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 231 / Thursday, December 2, 2004 / Presidential Documents 70175

Executive Order 13363 of November 29, 2004

Establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the 

laws of the United States of America, including my authority as Commander 

in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States and Public Law 108–

234, it is hereby ordered as follows: 

Section 1. Afghanistan Campaign Medal. There is hereby established the 

Afghanistan Campaign Medal with suitable appurtenances. Except as limited 

in section 3 of this order, and under uniform regulations to be prescribed 

by the Secretaries of the military departments and approved by the Secretary 

of Defense, or under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 

as a service in the Navy, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal shall be awarded 

to members of the uniformed services of the United States who serve or 

have served in Afghanistan or contiguous air space, as defined by such 

regulations, on or after October 24, 2001, and before a terminal date to 

be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. 

Sec. 2. Iraq Campaign Medal. There is hereby established the Iraq Campaign 

Medal with suitable appurtenances. Except as limited in section 3 of this 

order, and under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretaries 

of the military departments and approved by the Secretary of Defense, or 

under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Homeland Security 

with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service 

in the Navy, the Iraq Campaign Medal shall be awarded to members of 

the uniformed services of the United States who serve or have served in 

Iraq or contiguous waters or air space, as defined by such regulations, 

on or after March 19, 2003, and before a terminal date to be prescribed 

by the Secretary of Defense. 

Sec. 3. Relationship to Other Awards. Notwithstanding section 1 of Executive 

Order 13289 of March 12, 2003, establishing the Global War on Terrorism 

Expeditionary Medal, any member who qualified for that medal by reason 

of service in Afghanistan between October 24, 2001, and a terminal date 

to be determined by the Secretary of Defense, or in Iraq between March 

19, 2003, and a terminal date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense, 

shall remain qualified for that medal. Upon application, a member by reason 

of service may be awarded either the Afghanistan Campaign Medal or the 

Iraq Campaign Medal in lieu of the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary 

Medal. A member may be awarded either the Afghanistan Campaign Medal 

or the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal by reason of service 

in Afghanistan. A member may be awarded either the Iraq Campaign Medal 

or the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal by reason of service 

in Iraq. No member shall be entitled to the award of more than one of 

these three medals for the same period of service. 

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Sec. 4. Posthumous Award. The Afghanistan Campaign Medal and Iraq 

Campaign Medal may be awarded posthumously to any person covered 

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by and under regulations prescribed in accordance with this order.

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

November 29, 2004. 

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