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Executive Order 12776

Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis

Signed by George Herbert Walker Bush on October 8, 1991.

Later amended
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Signed recordOctober 8, 1991

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Publication record56 FR 51315

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Later actionLater amended

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 12776: Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12776

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 12776: Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12776

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 12776: Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12776.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12776: Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12776}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-12776; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1991.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amended by EO 13293, March 28, 2003

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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