The General Campaign Star Medal was awarded to Canadian soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, Oct. 7 during a medals parade ceremony.

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2011 -- Bronze campaign stars are now authorized for servicemembers who have served in Iraq since Sept. 1, 2010, or in Afghanistan since Dec. 1, 2009, Defense Department ...

WASHINGTON — Servicemembers can now wear campaign stars on their Iraq or Afghanistan campaign medals to designate the phases of conflict in which they served, the Pentagon announced this week.

The service star policy is retroactive to Sept. 11, 2001, but does not adjust the criteria for the award of the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals, nor does it change the criteria and procedures ...

Service members now deployed to Afghanistan continue to be recognized through award of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, a move announced Feb. 19 by the Pentagon.

WASHINGTON — Bronze campaign stars are now authorized for service members who have served in Iraq since Sept. 1, 2010, or in Afghanistan since Dec. 1, 2009, Defense Department officials ...