Re: Medal for Korean War

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In a message dated 8/1/00 7:23:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
RonaldS842@aol.com writes:

<<  Well, I'm confused. What the heck is it that I have. The ribbon is blue 
 with a white stripe in the center. The medal is bronze and says on the front 
 KOREAN SERVICE. I thought we all had one. My discharge papers say Korean 
 Service Medal. >>

The medal you described above (blue ribbon with one white strip) is awarded 
by the United States for Korean War Service. The new Korean Service Medal 
(recently approved) is a Korean Government medal awarded by the Republic of 
Korea. There is another Korean War Service Medal. It is awarded by the United 
Nations called the "Korean Service Medal.  (the ribbon for this medal has 17 
alternating blue and white stripes). There is another medal called a UN 
Service Medal (blue ribbon with two white stripes) I am confused if this 
medal is an American awarded medal or a UN awarded medal; nevertheless I 
believe its a UN awarded medal and I do not believe it was awarded to Korean 
War Vets. Go to this link and click on the branch of the service you were in.
<A HREF="http://users.aol.com/gman755/medals/medals.html">United States 
Military Medals, Military Medals, Awards, Decorations</A>  
Have a nice day. Don