Part of: Commemorative Medal for International Missions

Peace Operations Commemorative Medal, ‘ENDURING FREEDOM’ clasp

After 1945 (present day)

The International Missions Commemorative Medal, inscribed ‘ENDURING FREEDOM’, was established as a reward for those who have participated for at least thirty consecutive days in the multinational operation Enduring Freedom or in the multinational peacekeeping force Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.
The International Missions Commemorative Medal is still awarded and is listed in the order of precedence for honours laid down by the Minister of the Interior.

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General

Start date	2002
End date
Captions	keerzijde: JE MAINTIENDRAI; gesp: ENDURING FREEDOM
Dimensions [width]	35 mm
Material	bronze-coloured metal
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Background

Institutional decision	Decision by the Minister of Defence, 14 June 2002
Additions	Decree of the Minister of Defence, 14 June 2002; Decree of the Minister of Defence, 6 July 2005; Decree of the Minister of Defence, 7 March 2007
Objective	Established as a reward for those who have participated for at least thirty consecutive days in the multinational Operation Enduring Freedom in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf and on the Arabian Peninsula, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, or in the multinational peacekeeping force Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa in Djibouti.
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Note	The Peace Operations Commemorative Medal, with the ‘ENDURING FREEDOM’ bar, may be awarded more than once. The bars available for this purpose are 2-ENDURING FREEDOM up to and including 5-ENDURING FREEDOM.