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Resolution No. 438
Expand Eligibility For The Army Combat Action Badge
WHEREAS, in 2005, the Department of the Army authorized the creation of the Combat Action Badge to recognize soldiers who engaged the enemy in battle; and
WHEREAS, this important badge currently applies to the brave military men and women who might not qualify for awards such as the Combat Infantry Badge or Combat Medical Badge, which are limited to those individuals serving with an infantry or medical unit; and
WHEREAS, the Army’s current policy limits eligibility to those individuals who meet its criteria after September 18, 2001; and
WHEREAS, this eligibility criteria overlooks the thousands of veterans who made similar sacrifices in previous wars; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, that we petition the Congress to direct the Department of the Army to expand the eligibility for the Army Combat Action Badge to those soldiers who served during the dates ranging from December 7, 1941, to September 18, 2001.
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