The Southwest Asia Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States armed forces which was created by order of President George Bush on March 12, 1991. The decoration is intended to recognize those military service members who performed duty during the years of the Gulf War.
The Southwest Asia Service Medal is awarded for military service between August 2, 1990 and November 30, 1995 for participation during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.This Medal is awarded to a service member who have also served in the geographical land areas of nations like
Iraq,Kuwait,Saudi Arabia,Oman,Bahrain,Qatar and United Arab Emirates .
The Medal is also awarded to the service members who have participated in one or more of the following campaigns
1.Defense of Saudi Arabia(August 2, 1990 to January 16, 1991).
2.Liberation and Defense of Kuwait(January 17 to April 11, 1991).
3.Cease-Fire Campaign(April 12, 1991 to November 30, 1995) and
4.Operation Provide Comfort(June 1, 1992 to November 30, 1995).
The South West Asia Service Medal is awarded with a service star for each campaign mentioned above along with the medal.
Attachments: Bronze Star, Fleet Marine device