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Executive Order 12776
Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis
Signed by George Herbert Walker Bush on Oct 8, 1991.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 12776: Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis," last checked Sept. 29, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12776
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Vote Files. (2026, September 29). Executive Order 12776: Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12776
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 12776: Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis." Last modified September 29, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12776.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_12776,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 12776: Extending the National Defense Service Medal to members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the period of the Persian Gulf crisis}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12776}},
note = {Citation ID eo-12776; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1991.html; last checked 2026-09-29; accessed 2026-09-29}
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Amended by
EO 13293, March 28, 2003
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.