Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal

Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal
Awarded by Texas
Type	Military decoration
Eligibility	Awarded to members of the Texas Military Forces
Awarded for	Service
Status	Currently awarded
Description	The ribbon drape is of blue, white, red, khaki and brown stripes. The medal is bronze with an outline of the State of Texas and scenes of aircraft and combat personnel with the words "Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign Medal". On the reverse is the Coat of Arms of Texas with the words "Texas National Guard" and "For Service".
Precedence
Next (higher)	Texas Federal Service Medal
Next (lower)	Texas Cavalry Service Medal
Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal Ribbon

The Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal is an award within the Texas Military Forces, within the United States Armed Forces.

Eligibility

The Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal may be awarded to members of the Texas Military Forces.

Use

The Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal shall be awarded to a person who was inducted into federal service from the Texas National Guard after 1 Aug 1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield and/or Operation Desert Storm, without regard to the place that the person was deployed while serving on active federal military duty.^[1]

External links

• Descriptions of various Texas awards including photos. The excerpts taken from sections of TARNG Reg 672-1, TANG 900-10, TSG Reg 672-1 1, September 1987, [Sect II, 1-8 through 29-5] are indicated by the retention of the regulation chapter and section number

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