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You may apply for your Display Recognition using a...

Check Debit card (* Shipped within 1 week)

Charge card (* Shipped within 1 week)

Personal, Business, Bank or Cashiers Check ( Shipped in 6 weeks)

Money Order (* Shipped in 6 weeks)

(* Upon reception of required documentation)

Complete and MAIL this APPLICATION FORM.
Don't forget to include an unaltered COPY of your DD-214, WD AGO 53-55 or other pre-arranged document(s).

DISPLAY RECOGNITION and/or MEDAL APPLICATION FORM

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Issue Regulations
Operation Restore Hope Service Period

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Awarded for In-theatre or Service Period uniformed duty.

Unified Task Force (UNITAF) was a United States led, United Nations sanctioned multinational force which operated in Somalia between 5 December 1992 - May 4, 1993. A United States initiative (code-named Operation Restore Hope), UNITAF was charged with carrying out United Nations Security Council Resolution 794: to create a protected environment for conducting humanitarian operations in the southern half of Somalia.

UNITAF's original mandate was to use "all necessary means" to guarantee the delivery of humanitarian aid in accordance to Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter,[3] and is regarded as a success.

The vast bulk of UNITAF's total personnel strength was provided by the United States (Some 25,000 out of a total of 37,000 personnel). Other countries that contributed to UNITAF under command of U.S. Central Command were:

Australia
Bangladesh
Belgium
Botswana
Canada
Egypt
France
Germany
Greece
India
Italy
Kuwait
Malaysia
Morocco
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Republic of Ireland
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sweden
Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Nations
United States
Zimbabwe

CASUALTIES:

US: 43 killed; 153 wounded
Australia: 1 killed; 3 wounded

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