This was overcome by changing the circumstances for the award of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal, so that all who served in the Indonesian humanitarian mission would be eligible, including the nine deceased and two survivors.
Masalah ini teratasi dengan mengubah alasan pemberian Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal sehingga semua tentara yang ikut misi kemanusiaan di Indonesia layak mendapatkan penghargaan ini, termasuk sembilan korban tewas dan dua korban selamat.