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Originally Posted by 1CAVCCO15MED
Just do the math. I checked, that is his birthdate. Edward XXXXX - LIMESTONE
Mr. Edward XXXXX, age 71, Limestone, TN passed away Sunday, February 14, 2010, at the John M. Reed Nursing Home.
Mr. XXXXX was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and was a son of the late Esker & Helen Greer XXXXX.
He was a US Army Veteran, having served in the Korean War.
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Guys,
Two points:
1. Write your own obituary. You can bet your bottom dollar that your family will screw it up if it is left up to them after you pass away.
2. The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medial was awarded for service in Korea I believe from 1 Oct. 1966 through 30 June 1974. I could be wrong on the dates, but I remember it still being open after I got out in 1969.
As the AFEM is considered a foreign service medal signafying service in a hostile zone, the obit may well be technically correct. Couple that with the US called Korea a Police Action rather than a war, you really have a lot of room for error. But the flip side of that coin is that the Department of Veterans Affairs consider the "Korean War Era" for benefit purposes to have been June 27. 1950 though January 31, 1955.
Robert