United States: National Defense Service Medal with companion Miniature Medal

Sold together with companion miniature medal The full-size medal with a 9mm crimp brooch with intricate drop lock hinged pin & clasp fittings. Reverse of the brooch bar with makers hallmark for LI-GI. The miniature medal with a crimp brooch with pin-post & clutch-back disc fittings The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 Eligibility for the NDSM was expanded by executive orders issued in 1966, 1991 and 2003 To date, the NDSM has been awarded for four specific time periods, which roughly correspond to the Korean, Vietnam and Gulf War eras as well as the Global War on Terrorism Condition: EF