Iraq Campaign Medal

Iraq Campaign Medal
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forService in Iraq during the Iraq War (from 19 March 2003 to 31 December 2011)
Presented byU.S. Department of Defense
EligibilityU.S. military personnel
StatusInactive[1]
Established29 November 2004[2]
First awarded2005 (retroactive to 19 March 2003)

Precedence
Next (higher)Afghanistan Campaign Medal[3]
Next (lower)Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal[3]
RelatedGlobal War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

The Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created by Executive Order 13363 of U.S. President George W. Bush on 29 November 2004,[2] and became available for general distribution in June 2005.[4] The medal was designed by the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry and was awarded during the Iraq War, from 19 March 2003 to 31 December 2011.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference armytimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Executive Order: Establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Army Regulation 600–8–22 Military Awards" (PDF). Army Publishing Directorate. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Iraq Campaign Medal". edocket.access.gpo.gov. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Iraq Campaign Medal". The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

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