15 Atlantic County Residents Will Receive Korean Military Award July 27

A special award ceremony will be held on July 27, at 11 a.m. at the New Jersey Korean War Memorial, Brighton Park, Atlantic City, N.J.  During the ceremony, 15 Korean Conflict veterans will be presented with the New Jersey Korean Service Medal by Brig. Gen. Eugene Chojnacki, Assistant Adjutant General – Air, New Jersey National Guard,. 

To be eligible for the New Jersey Korean Service Medal, veterans must meet the following criteria:

be a current resident of New Jersey and have resided in the state for at least the past five years,

combat veterans who served on active duty on or after June 23, 1950 and on or before January 31, 1955, in Korea, Japan or contiguous waters or airspace thereof; served one or more days with an organization directly participating in or supporting military operations or on temporary duty in contiguous areas for 30 consecutive days and 60 nonconsecutive days

Have an honorable discharge or be currently serving in the military

Posthumous awards can be awarded; application must be made by the surviving spouse or immediate family member.

Anyone interested in applying for the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal or Korean Service Medal should send a written request, e-mail or telephone call, requesting an application form to the following –  

Mail

NJDMAVA
ATTN: Kathy Burek
P.O. Box 340
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0340

Be sure to include full name, home address and a daytime phone number

e-mail:  patricia.richter@njdmava.state.nj.us

Phone:   1-800-624-0508, Press 7.

**The New Jersey Korean War Memorial is located in Brighton Park, where Park Place meets the Boardwalk.

NEW JERSEY KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS

New Jersey Korean War Memorial, Atlantic City, N.J.

July 27, 2005

LEGEND:  (WAR ) CW=Civil War, I=World War I, II=World War II,  K=Korea, BP=Bay of Pigs, V=Vietnam, LC=Lebanon Crisis (1958), LPM=Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission (1982-1987), G=Grenada, P=Panama (Operation Just Cause), DSS=Desert Shield/Storm, S=Somalia (Operation Restore Hope), B=Bosnia (Operation Joint Forge), DOM=Dominican Republic, KSV=Kosovo (Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard), H=Haiti (Operation Uphold Democracy), OEF=Afghanistan & Iraq (Operation Enduring Freedom), OIF=Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom), NCTS=No Combat Theater Service