For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 28, 2003
Executive Order
Amendment to Executive Order 10448, Establishing the National Defense Service Medal
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States and
as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, and in
order to extend eligibility for the award of the National Defense
Service Medal to members in good standing in the Selected Reserve of
the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered that
Executive Order 10448 of April 22, 1953, as amended, is further
amended:
1. by inserting "or service in good standing in the Selected
Reserve of the Armed Forces" after "active military service" each place
it appears; and
2. by striking "additional period of active duty" and inserting in
lieu thereof "additional period."
Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect the exercise of authority granted by Executive Order 12776 of
October 8, 1991.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 28, 2003.
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