Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal

The Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal is the third highest campaign/service award that may be issued to a service member of the Texas Military Forces.[1]

Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal
Awarded by Texas Military Department
TypeMilitary award
EligibilityTexas Military Forces
Awarded forService
StatusCurrently issued
DescriptionThe 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".
Statistics
EstablishedJune 5, 1991
Precedence
Next (higher)Texas Cold War Medal
Next (lower)Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal

Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal medal ribbon

Eligibility

The Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal shall be issued to any service member of the Texas Military Forces who:

  • Was mobilized into service under command of the United States Armed Forces (Title 10)
  • After 1 Aug 1990 in support of Operation Desert Shield and/or Operation Desert Storm
  • Without regard to location the service member was deployed

Authority

Awarding

Texas Government Code, Chapter 437 (Texas Military), Subchapter H. (Awards), Section 355 (Other Awards), Line 12.[2]

The Texas Desert Shield-Desert Storm Campaign Medal was established by Senator John N. Leedom in Senate Bill 573, authorized by the Seventy-second Texas Legislature, and approved by Governor Ann Richards on 5 June 1991, effective on 26 August 1991.[3]

Description

The medal pendant is of bronze, 1-1/4 of an inch in diameter. On the obverse side of the pendant is the State of Texas and superimposed over the State of Texas is a C-130 Hercules transport airplane over the panhandle of the state and in the center of the State of Texas are two Soldiers, waiting in readiness, encircled by the words "OPERATION DESERT STORM/DESERT SHIELD CAMPAIGN MEDAL". On the reverse side of the pendant is a five-pointed raised star, one point up, 1/2 of an inch in diameter, surrounded by a wreath formed by an olive branch on the right and a live oak branch on the left, encircled by the words, "TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD", along the upper arc and "FOR SERVICE", along the lower arc, in raised letters. The pendant is suspended by a ring from a silk moiré ribbon, 1-3/8 inches long and 1-3/8 inches wide, composed of stripes of blue (1/16 of an inch), white (1/16 of an inch), red (1/16 of an inch), tan (3/8 of an inch), black (1/8 of an inch), tan (3/8 of an inch), red (1/16 of an inch), white (1/16 of an inch), and blue (1/16 of an inch).[4]

Notable recipients
Date Service Member Citation Reference

See also

References
  1. "State Awards". TMD.
  2. "Texas Government Code, Chapter 437 (Texas Military), Subchapter H. (Awards), Section 355 (Other Awards), Line 12". Texas Constitution and Statutes.
  3. "Bill SB 573, Legislative Session 72(R)". Texas Legislature Online.
  4. "JFTX 1-07" (PDF). TMD. August 1, 2009.
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