Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

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military decoration service medal

The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is a United States military award presented to service members who have performed support duty in the broader campaign against terrorism following the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Label	Occurrences
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal canonical	6
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5682286 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Context triple: [Department of the Army awards, includes, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]

A. Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded to service members who deploy abroad in support of designated operations in the global war on terrorism.
B. Afghanistan Campaign Medal
The Afghanistan Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who served in direct support of operations in Afghanistan after 2001.
C. Iraq Campaign Medal
The Iraq Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in operations in Iraq during the Iraq War.
D. Special Service Medal
The Special Service Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who have performed special service under exceptional circumstances.
E. Joint Service Commendation Medal
The Joint Service Commendation Medal is a mid-level U.S. military award presented to service members who distinguish themselves by meritorious achievement or service while serving in a joint duty capacity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Target entity description: The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is a United States military award presented to service members who have performed support duty in the broader campaign against terrorism following the September 11, 2001 attacks.

A. Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded to service members who deploy abroad in support of designated operations in the global war on terrorism.
B. Afghanistan Campaign Medal
The Afghanistan Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who served in direct support of operations in Afghanistan after 2001.
C. Iraq Campaign Medal
The Iraq Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in operations in Iraq during the Iraq War.
D. Special Service Medal
The Special Service Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who have performed special service under exceptional circumstances.
E. Joint Service Commendation Medal
The Joint Service Commendation Medal is a mid-level U.S. military award presented to service members who distinguish themselves by meritorious achievement or service while serving in a joint duty capacity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration ⓘ service medal ⓘ
abbreviation	GWOT-SM ⓘ linked to: GWOT
awardedFor	service in military operations to combat terrorism ⓘ support duty in the Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
awardedForOperations	Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ Operation Noble Eagle ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Secretaries of the Military Departments ⓘ linked to: Secretary of the Army Secretary of Defense ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Defense
campaign	Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
conflict	War on Terror ⓘ linked to: Global War on Terrorism
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateEstablished	2003-03-12 ⓘ
eligibility	National Guard personnel ⓘ Reserve Component personnel ⓘ active duty personnel ⓘ members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
establishedBy	Executive Order 13289 ⓘ George W. Bush ⓘ
hasClaspsOrDevices	service stars for subsequent awards ⓘ
higherAward	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ⓘ
lowerAward	Korean Defense Service Medal ⓘ linked to: Korea Defense Service Medal
material	bronze ⓘ
mayBeAwardedWith	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal ⓘ
minimumServiceRequirement	30 consecutive days of service ⓘ 60 nonconsecutive days of service ⓘ
obverseDesign	eagle with wings displayed, perched on a sword and laurel branch ⓘ
presentedBy	United States Armed Forces ⓘ United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
relatedEvent	September 11, 2001 attacks ⓘ linked to: September 11 attacks
relatedMedal	Afghanistan Campaign Medal ⓘ Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal ⓘ Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal ⓘ Iraq Campaign Medal ⓘ
reverseDesign	globe with inscription "War on Terrorism" ⓘ
ribbonColor	predominantly blue ribbon with stripes of red, white, black, and light blue ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
theaterRequirement	service in support of approved Global War on Terrorism operations ⓘ
timePeriod	Global War on Terrorism era ⓘ linked to: Global War on Terrorism
type	non‑campaign specific service medal ⓘ
wearsOnUniform	United States military uniform ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Department of the Army awards → includes → Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ⓘ

Navy ribbons → includesExample → Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon ⓘ

linked to: Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Ricardo Sanchez → awardReceived → Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ⓘ

Iraq Campaign Medal → relatedAward → Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ⓘ

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal → relatedAward → Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ⓘ

Danny Dietz → awardReceived → Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ⓘ

USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) → awarded → Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ⓘ

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