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Old 13th May 2009, 14:16
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The latest DIN I can find is 2007DIN09-028. The 'news' is probably the deciding of an end date. The relevant bit is:


xiii.
UNMIK (Kosovo): 10 Jun 99 to date to be decided.
xiv.


MONUC (Congo): 30 Nov 99 to date to be decided.
xv.


UNMEE (Ethiopia/Eritrea): 15 Sep 00 to date to be decided.

and

d.


NATO Non-Article 5 Medal:
i.


Balkans (Non-Article 5): 01 Jan 03 to date to be decided.
(Note: Macedonia [FYROM] elements ceased on 31 Mar 03. The Bosnia Herzegovina elements ceased on 01 Dec 04).

But equally interesting is this bit:

7.


The General Service Medal, 1962, with the following clasps, is currently in wear:
a.


Northern Ireland: 14 Aug 69 to 31 Jul 07.
b.


Dhofar: 01 Oct 69 to 03 Sep 76.
c.


Lebanon: 07 Feb 83 to 09 Mar 84.
d.


Mine clearance – Gulf of Suez: 15 Aug 84 to 15 Oct 84.
e.


Gulf: 17 Nov 86 to 28 Feb 89.
f.


Kuwait: 8 Mar 91 to 30 Sep 91.
g.


Northern Iraq/South Turkey: 06 Apr 91 to 17 Jul 91.
h.


Air Operations – Iraq: 16 Jul 91 to 18 Mar 03.

What seems to have happened here is that people awarded the GSM more that 40 years ago are no longer serving. Well they are wrong

Finally I would post th eextract about wearing medals after you leave the service, but that page is protectively marked


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