Troops Who Deployed to the US-Mexico Border Are Getting a Medal

[douglas9]

Thousands of U.S. service members who've been sent to operate along the Mexico border will receive a military award reserved for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."

The Pentagon has authorized troops who have deployed to the border to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) since last April to receive the Armed Forces Service Medal. Details about the decision were included in a Marine Corps administrative message in response to authorization from the Defense Department.

There is no end date for the award since the operation remains ongoing.

"The Under Secretary of Defense has authorized the Armed Forces Service Medal to service members who have provided support to CBP, starting from April 7, 2018 [until a date to be determined]," said Army Lt. Col. Chris Mitchell, a Defense Department spokesman at the Pentagon.


https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/08/19/troops-who-deployed-us-mexico-border-are-getting-medal.html

[marble falls]

1. Donnie "Two Scoops" Orangeshitgibbon got this idea from Kim Jong Un ...

These guys spend a lot of time along a border doing nothing, too.

[Freethinker65]

2. The so sorry you were used for a political stunt medal?

What a waste of manpower, time, and taxpayer money already...only to be compounded by the addition of ceremonies with participation trophies.

Give the service members a monetary bonus for disrupting their lives for the stunt and let them return to their previous posts, other more crucial assignments, and/or families. Keep only those that are necessary at the border.

[spanone]

3. Is he also awarding purple hearts.....?

so many wounded warriors on the southern border...

[walkingman]

4. Fighting for your freedom!!!

[Deb]

5. Sowing discontent and division among the ranks.

The entire armed forces will deserve a medal for surviving the current presidency.

[tanyev]

6. Will the artwork feature Our Glorious Tangerine ripping a baby out of the arms of its parents?

[onenote]

7. This is standard operating procedure

Bill Clinton created the AFSM and it has been awarded on numerous occasions. For example, Obama awarded to members of the military that participated in Ebola relief and Haitian earthquake relief efforts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Service_Medal