UNCLASSIFIED
221511Z NOV 95

CDRPERSCOM ALEXANDRIA VA//TAPC-PDA//
MILPER MESSAGE NR 96-032
KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (-KUWAIT--CORRECTION

A. MILPER MESSAGE 96-017, DTG 091241Z NOV 95, SUBJ: AWARD OF THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL--GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT.

1. THIS MILPER MESSAGE WILL EXPIRE 30 NOV 97.

2. PARA 8 IS CORRECTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

"8. THE GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT HAS PROVIDED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WITH A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MEDAL SETS SO AS TO ISSUE ONE, REPEAT, ONE TO EACH ELIGIBLE SERVICE MEMBER. THE MEDAL SETS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DEFENSE PERSONNEL SUPPORT CENTER (DPSC), RIC S9T, PHILADELPHIA, PA. DPSC WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REQUISITIONING INSTRUCTIONS IN A FORTHCOMING MESSAGE. THE NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN) FOR THE  KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) IS 8455-01-421-0067. DPSC HAS INDICATED THAT THERE WILL BE A NOMINAL FEE FOR EACH MEDAL SET. ONCE THE SUPPLY OF MEDALS IS EXHAUSTED, THEY WILL NOT BE REPLENISHED AND REPLACEMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE INDIVIDUALLY PURCHASED. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT REQUISITIONS BE KEPT TO THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM NEEDED FOR ISSUE TO ELIGIBLE SOLDIERS ONLY WITHIN YOUR COMMANDS. UNISSUED MEDALS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DPSC."

3. QUESTIONS CONCERNING REQUISITION OF THE MEDAL SETS SHOULD BE FIRST DIRECTED TO YOUR LOCAL INSTALLATION/ACTIVITY'S SUPPLY/LOGISTICS PERSONNEL. THE U.S. ARMY SUPPORT ACTIVITY IN PHILADELPHIA WILL NOT BE CONTROLLING THE ISSUE OF THIS MEDAL SET; HOWEVER, THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO ASSIST ARMY CUSTOMERS IN OBTAINING OR PROVIDING OTHER SUPPLY INFORMATION, AS NEEDED. THEIR NUMBER IS DSN 444-2504.

4. VETERANS MAY REQUEST THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) BY WRITING TO THE COMMANDER, ARPERCEN, ATTN: ARPC-VSE-A, 9700 PAGE BOULEVARD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132-5200.

5. POINTS OF CONTACT AT THIS HEADQUARTERS ARE CW4 WENDLAND AND MRS. WHITE, DSN 221-8700, COMM (703) 325-8700.