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5th Battalion, 11th Marines and Southwest Asia Service Medal

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Difference between 5th Battalion, 11th Marines and Southwest Asia Service Medal

5th Battalion, 11th Marines vs. Southwest Asia Service Medal

5th Battalion 11th Marines (5/11) is a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System HIMARS battalion of four Firing Batteries and a Headquarters Battery. The Southwest Asia Service Medal (SASM or SWASM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created by order of President George H.W. Bush on March 12, 1991.

Similarities between 5th Battalion, 11th Marines and Southwest Asia Service Medal

5th Battalion, 11th Marines and Southwest Asia Service Medal have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Gulf War, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, War on Terror.

Gulf War

The Gulf War (2 August 199028 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 199017 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 199128 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

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National Defense Service Medal

The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. The medal was first intended to be a "blanket campaign medal" awarded to service members who served honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" had been declared during a time of war or conflict. It may also be issued to active military members for any other period that the Secretary of Defense designates. Currently, the National Defense Service Medal is the oldest service medal in use by the United States Armed Forces. The oldest continuously issued combat medal is the Medal of Honor.

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Vietnam Service Medal

The Vietnam Service Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces established on 8 July 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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War on Terror

The War on Terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism, is an international military campaign that was launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001.

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5th Battalion, 11th Marines and Southwest Asia Service Medal Comparison

5th Battalion, 11th Marines has 64 relations, while Southwest Asia Service Medal has 38. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 3.92% = 4 / (64 + 38).

References

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