Category: Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Categories: Kuwait, Military Decorations | Foreign and International Awards Authorized for US Armed Forces

This category contains profiles of recipients of this award.

The Wisam Al-Tahrir (Arabic: وسام التحرير‎) (Liberation Medal) was issued by the government of Kuwait for service during the Liberation of Kuwait campaign.

The US accepted only the fifth grade version for all personnel.

Criteria: Awarded to members of the Military Coalition who served in support of Operation Desert Shield or Desert Storm in one or more of the following areas between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993: Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, that portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees east longitude, as well as the total land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. To be eligible,[2] a service member must have been:[3] (1) attached to or regularly serving for one or more days with an organization participating in ground/shore (military) operations;(2) attached to or regularly serving for one or more days aboard a naval vessel directly supporting military operations;(3) actually participating as a crew member in one or more aerial flights directly supporting military operations in the areas designated above;(4) serving on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days. These time limitations may be waived for members participating in actual combat operations. The Government of Kuwait offered the Kuwait Liberation Medal to members of the Armed Forces of the United States by letter dated 16 July 1994. The medal was accepted by Secretary of Defense William J. Perry per memorandum dated 16 March 1995.

The Kuwait version of the Kuwait Liberation Medal is considered junior in precedence to the Saudi Arabian version of the medal.

See Wikipedia:Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Kuwait)

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David Braddock 23 Apr 1959 Fort Benning, Chattahoochee, Georgia, United States - 12 Oct 2006

Alwyn Cashe 13 Jul 1970 Thomson, McDuffie, Georgia, United States - 08 Nov 2005

Kevin Copeland 1970s 516

Vernon Gillespie 23 Jun 1933 Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 03 Jan 2017

Joseph Kime 22 Sep 1952 Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States - 13 Mar 1991

Living Lord

Keith McDonald 1950s 116754

John Morgan 07 Dec 1962 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 27 Feb 1991

Steven Nimocks 1950s 2577

Steven Potter 1960s 4602

Ronald Randazzo 29 Nov 1966 - 20 Feb 1991

Manuel Sapien 17 Sep 1968 Fort Riley, Riley, Kansas, United States - 17 Mar 1991

John Susnir 1950s 1367

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