<Tr> <Th> Related </Th> <Td> Global War on Terrorism Service Medal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Service ribbon and campaign streamer </Td> </Tr> <P> The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOT - EM) is a United States Armed Forces award created by George W. Bush on 12 March 2003, through Executive Order 13289 . The medal recognizes those military service members who have deployed overseas in direct service to the War on Terror from 11 September 2001 to a date to be determined . Prior to 30 April 2005, the medal was awarded for service within Iraq and Afghanistan, but has been replaced with the Iraq Campaign Medal and Afghanistan Campaign Medal and now serves primarily as recognition for personnel who have deployed in support of the War on Terror to locations beyond Iraq and Afghanistan . In a similar fashion the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal is now issued instead for service in the fight against ISIS, with eligibility retroactive to 15 June 2014 . </P> <P> The War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal was designed by John Sproston of the Army's Institute of Heraldry . </P>

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