<Tr> <Th> Next (lower) </Th> <Td> Humanitarian Service Medal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Service ribbon </Td> </Tr> <P> The Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM) is a military award of the United States military that was created on January 11, 1996 by President Bill Clinton under Executive Order 12985 . The AFSM is a deployed service medal that is presented to those service members who engage in "significant activity" for which no other U.S. campaign or service medal is authorized . </P> <P> The Armed Forces Service Medal is a round bronze medal 1 ⁄ in (32 mm) in diameter . The obverse of the medal bears a demi - torch, as held by the Statue of Liberty, with rays radiating from behind the torch . Encircling at the top is the inscription ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL . The reverse bears the eagle found on the United States Department of Defense seal . Below is a laurel wreath with the inscription IN PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY at the top . </P>

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