{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-8-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-8-9","heading":"Rhode Island defense service medal.","body":"(a) Members of the national guard ordered, called, or drafted to active duty under the constitution and laws of the United States during the Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm call-up and all members of the National Guard who were part of the selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, through November 30, 1995; and from September 11, 2001, to a date to be determined or federal call-ups subsequent thereto, or those serving on full-time national guard training duty during the federal call-up may be awarded the Rhode Island defense service medal. No more than one Rhode Island defense service medal shall be awarded to any person, but for each succeeding service, a bronze oak-leaf cluster shall be awarded in lieu thereof.\n(b) The adjutant general shall follow the provisions of §§ 30-8-6 and 30-8-7 with reference to the design and procurement of the medal and the rules, regulations, and orders with reference thereto.","path":["Title 30 Military Affairs and Defense","Chapter 8 Decorations"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE30/30-8/30-8-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:07Z","sha256":"007be687b6e617a553094f508ccd4888176e0d66cf6a9f88fe52ea862a499a6b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-8-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-8-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}