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Medals of the Irish Defence Forces

SfoR (NAto MEDAL - wIth CLASP - foRMER YUGoSLAvIA)
Stabilisation force

mission:
NATO conducted its first-ever crisis response operation in Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) was deployed
in December 1995 to implement the military aspects of the Dayton Peace
Agreement and was replaced a year later by the NATO-led Stabilization
Force (SFOR). SFOR helped to maintain a secure environment and facilitate
the country’s reconstruction in the wake of the 1992-1995 war. In the light
of the improved security situation in both Bosnia and Herzegovina and the
wider region, the Alliance brought SFOR to a conclusion in December 2004
and the European Union (EU) took on NATO’s stabilization role establishing
the European Union’s Mission, EUFOR Althea, on 2 December 2004.

medal Design:
The medal is circular in form and made of bronze. The obverse bears
a star set in a wreath of olive leaves. The reverse side has a band
inscribed NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION at top and
ORGANISATION DU TRAITE DE LATLANTIQUE NORD at the bottom.
In the center is a sprig of olive between the inscription IN SERVICE OF
oBvERSE
PEACE AND FREEDOM above and AU SERVICE DE LA PAIX ET DE
LA LIBERTE below.

medal ribbon:
The medal is suspended from a ribbon 5 cms in length. The colour of the
ribbon is blue and white.

clasp:
A clasp (Former Yugoslavia) to the medal denotes the specific theatre, or
area of operations, or the specific operation in respect of which the medal
is being awarded.
REvERSE
Eligibility:
The medal is awarded to members of the Defence Forces who have the
required qualifying service that is
RIBBoN • Thirty (30) days within the land, sea, or air space of the Former
Yugoslavia and the Adriatic Sea.
• Ninety (90) days continuous or accumulated service in direct support
of SFOR Operations in areas adjacent to the Former Yugoslavia.

Posthumous awards:
The qualifying service is not required for members killed or presumed killed
while on SFOR assignment. In such cases, the medal may be awarded
posthumously.

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