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On the recordDecember 3, 1961
There is hereby established the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, with ribbons and appurtenances, for award to personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States who after July 1, 1958
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 10977—Establishing the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

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