Which is to say, the National Defense Service Medal is going back into retirement on Dec. 31. The award ― affectionately known as the “pizza stain,” which all troops serving since 9/11 have ...

Sometimes, it is the little things that mark big changes. In this case, a bit of red, yellow, blue and white cloth that just about everyone who has been in the U.S. military since 2001 has ...

Twenty-one years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Defense Department has decided to halt conferral of the National Defense Service Medal ... authorization to award the medal to all who ...

The National Defense Service Medal, most recently available to service ... Any active-duty member was eligible for the award if they served in the conflict between Sept. 11, 2001, and Dec. 31 ...

There is no plan to retire the National Defense Service Medal, or NDSM ... "The NDSM is reviewed annually to determine if the award is still merited," Maj. Charlie Dietz, a Pentagon spokesperson ...

(KABC) -- Seventy years after he should have received it, Rikio Izumi was awarded the National Defense Service Medal for serving in the Coast Guard. The award is given to every member of the U.S ...

There is no better service ... National to provide engineering support to Train Advise Assist Command-North (TAAC-N). Staff Sgt. Vincent Fiorillo was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal ...

Hjulstrom and his fellow soldiers received the Army Achievement Medal, Army National Guard Team Medal, National Defense Service Medal ... with a leadership award. Sean Millane of Ellington ...