{"id":71725,"date":"2016-03-30T22:45:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T02:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=71725"},"modified":"2016-03-30T17:12:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T21:12:00","slug":"military-to-award-new-medal-for-fighting-isis-full-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/military-to-award-new-medal-for-fighting-isis-full-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Military To Award New Medal For Fighting ISIS | Full Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
A new medal for service members fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was announced by the Pentagon on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, authorized in an executive order by President Barack Obama, joins a growing list of decorations created for the wars and operations that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.<\/p>\n
To qualify for the award, a service member “must have been present in Iraq, Syria, or the contiguous waters or airspace of either country, on or after June 15, 2014, for a period of 30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days,” according to a Pentagon statement. “Service members who were killed or were medically evacuated due to wounds or injuries immediately qualify for the award, as do members who engaged in combat.”<\/p>\n
Before the announcement of the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, troops fighting in Iraq and Syria earned the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, which is not to be confused with the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.<\/p>\n