Department of the Army, DoD § 578.22

service. Award may be made to a mem- § 578.21 Army Achievement Medal. ber of the Armed Forces of a friendly (a) Criteria. The Army Achievement foreign nation who, after June 1, 1962, distinguishes himself or herself by an Medal (AAM) was established by the act of heroism, extraordinary achieve- Secretary of the Army, April 10, 1981. It ment, or meritorious service, which is awarded to any member of the has been of mutual benefit to a friendly Armed Forces of the , or nation and the United States. to any member of the Armed Forces of (1) Awards of the ARCOM may be a friendly foreign nation, who while made for acts of valor performed under serving in any capacity with the Army circumstances described above which distinguished himself or herself by are of lesser degree than required for meritorious service or achievement of award of the . These a lesser degree than required for award acts may involve aerial flight. of the Army Commendation Medal (2) An award of the ARCOM may be under the following circumstances: made for acts of non-combat related (1) After August 1, 1981, for meri- heroism, which do not meet the re- torious service or achievement while quirements for an award of the Sol- serving in a non-combat area. dier’s Medal. (2) On or after September 11, 2001, for (3) The ARCOM will not be awarded non-combat meritorious achievement to general officers. or service. (4) Awards of the ARCOM may be (b) The AAM will not be awarded to made on letter application to NPRC general officers. (see § 578.16(a)(3) for address), to any in- (c) Description. A Bronze octagonal dividual commended after December 6, medal, 11⁄2 inches in diameter, with one 1941 and before January 1, 1946 in a let- angle at the top centered. On the ob- ter, certificate, or order of commenda- verse is a design consisting of the ele- tion, as distinguished from letter of ap- ments of the DA plaque and the date preciation, signed by an officer in the ‘‘1775’’ at the bottom. On the reverse, grade or position of a major general or in three lines, are the words ‘‘FOR higher. Awards of the Army Com- MILITARY ACHIEVEMENT’’ above a mendation Ribbon and of the Com- space for inscription and below there mendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant are two slips of laurel. The moired rib- are re-designated by DAGO 10, March bon is 13⁄8 inches wide and consists of 31, 1960, as awards of the ARCOM, with- the following stripes: 1⁄8 inch Green out amendments of certificates or of 67129; 1⁄16 inch White 67101; 1⁄8 inch orders previously issued. Green; 1⁄16 inch White; 9⁄32 inch Ultra- (5) The Commander, Eighth U.S. marine Blue 67118; center 1⁄16 inch Army is authorized to award the Army White; 9⁄32 inch Ultramarine Blue; 1⁄16 Commendation Medal for meritorious inch White; 1⁄8 inch Green; 1⁄16 inch service to Korean Augmentation to White; and 1⁄8 inch Green. U.S. Army (KATUSA) personnel. (b) Description. On a 13⁄8-inch bronze § 578.22 Medal. hexagon, one point up, an American bald eagle with wings displayed hori- (a) Criteria. The POW Medal is au- zontally grasping three crossed arrows thorized by Public Law 99–145, 10 U.S.C. and bearing on its breast a shield paly 1128, November 8, 1985, as amended by of 13 pieces and a chief. On the reverse 10 U.S.C. 1128, November 29, 1989. It is between the words ‘‘For Military’’ and authorized for any person who, while ‘‘Merit’’ a panel, all above a sprig of serving in any capacity with the U.S. laurel. A moired silk ribbon 13⁄8 inches Armed Forces, was taken prisoner and in length and 13⁄8 inches in width, com- held captive after April 5, 1917. posed of stripes of white (3⁄32-inch), (1) The POW Medal is to be issued green (25⁄64-inch), white (1⁄32-inch), green only to those U.S. military personnel (1⁄16-inch), white (1⁄32-inch), green (1⁄16- and other personnel granted creditable inch), white (1⁄32-inch), green (1⁄16-inch), U.S. military service, who were taken white (1⁄32-inch), green (1⁄16-inch), white prisoner and held captive— (1⁄32-inch), green (25⁄64-inch), and white (i) While engaged in an action (3⁄32-inch). against an enemy of the United States.

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(ii) While engaged in military oper- military control. Escapees who do not ations involving conflict with an op- return to U.S. military control and are posing foreign force. recaptured by an enemy do not begin a (iii) While serving with friendly new period of captivity for subsequent forces engaged in an armed conflict award of the POW Medal. (Service stars against an opposing force in which the are described in § 578.61.) United States is not a belligerent (6) The POW Medal may be awarded party. posthumously. (iv) By foreign armed forces that are (7) The primary next of kin of eligi- hostile to the United States, under cir- ble prisoners of war who die in cap- cumstances which the Secretary con- tivity may be issued the POW Medal cerned finds to have been comparable to those under which persons have gen- regardless of the length of stay in cap- erally been held captive by enemy tivity. armed forces during periods of armed (8) Personnel officially classified as conflict. Missing in Action (MIA) are not eligi- (2) U.S. and foreign civilians who ble for award of the POW Medal. The have been credited with U.S. military POW Medal will only be awarded when service which encompasses the period the individual’s prisoner of war status of captivity are also eligible for the has been officially confirmed and rec- medal. The Secretary of Defense au- ognized as such by the DA. Likewise, thorized on January 27, 1990, the POW the return of remains, in and of itself, Medal for the Philippine Common- does not constitute evidence of con- wealth Army and Recognized Guerrilla firmed prisoner of war status. Unit Veterans who were held captive (b) Award of the POW Medal to active between December 7, 1941, and Sep- military personnel, veterans, retirees and tember 26, 1945. DD Form 2510–1 (Pris- their next of kin—(1) Active Military Per- oner of War Medal Application/Infor- sonnel. Award of the POW Medal to mation-Philippine Commonwealth military personnel in an active war Army and Recognized Guerrilla Vet- will be processed by the Commander, erans) was developed as the application USA HRC (see § 578.3 (c)), after coordi- for Filipino Veterans who fit this cat- nation with the Repatriation and Fam- egory. ily Affairs Division. (3) For purposes of this medal, past armed conflicts are defined as World (2) Veterans, retirees and their next War I, World War II, , Viet- of kin. All requests for the POW Medal nam Conflict, Grenada, Panama, Per- will be initiated by eligible former sian Gulf War, and Somalia. Hostages POWs, or their next of kin, using a per- of terrorists and persons detained by sonal letter or DD Form 2510 (Prisoner governments with which the United of War Medal Application/ Informa- States is not engaged actively in armed tion). Applications should be forwarded conflict are not eligible for the medal. to the NPRC (see § 578.16(a)(3) for ad- (4) Any person convicted of mis- dress). conduct or a criminal charge by a U.S. (c) Description. A within military tribunal, or who receives a a Gold border, 13⁄8 inches wide, con- less than honorable discharge based taining a profile of General George upon actions while a prisoner of war, or Washington. Above the heart appears a whose conduct was not in accord with shield of the Washington Coat of Arms the Code of Conduct, and whose actions (a White shield with two Red bars and are documented by U.S. military three Red stars in chief) between records is ineligible for the medal. The sprays of Green leaves. The reverse Secretary of the Army is the authority consists of a raised Bronze heart with for deciding eligibility in such cases. the words ‘‘FOR MILITARY MERIT’’ (5) No more than one POW Medal will below the coat of arms and leaves. The be awarded. For subsequent award of 3 the medal, service stars will be award- ribbon is 1 ⁄8 inches wide and consists of 1 ed and worn on the suspension and the following stripes: ⁄8 inch White 1 1 service ribbon of the medal. A period of 67101; 1 ⁄8 inches Purple 67115; and ⁄8 captivity terminates on return to U.S. inch White 67101.

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