Texas Cavalry Service Medal

The Texas Cavalry Service Medal is a Military Decoration of the Texas National Guard which was created by an act on the United States Congress on April 16, 1924 . The decoration was intended to recognize the service of the Texas cavalry which had performed Mexican Border patrol duty during the years of the First World War .

The Texas Cavalry Service Medal was awarded to members of the first two brigades of the Texas National Guard cavalry who were federalized for United States Army service in 1917 . Qualifying dates of the Texas Cavalry Service Medal are from December 8, 1917 to November 11, 1918 .

Since the Texas Cavalry Service Medal was created by Congress to commemorate federal service, the award has a dual status as both a federal military decoration and an Award Of The National Guard . For this reason, the Texas Cavalry Service Medal was authorized for wear on active duty United States Military uniforms, yet did not appear as an authorized decoration in Army regulations.

An amendment to State Bill # 955 was passed in the Texas Legislature and signed by Governor Perry on June 17, 2005. It should be noted this medal is a State award, unlike the original medal, which was a Federal award. The Texas Cavalry Medal is awarded to personnel who served on or after September 11, 2001, in the 124th Cavalry, Texas Army National Guard and who served in a hostile fire zone as designated by the United States Secretary Of Defense . {Link without Title} . As passed, the medal is considered a separate award from the original Texas Cavalry Service Medal. The first 182 cavalry troopers eligible for the award completed their tour of duty in Iraq on February 11, 2005.

State Bill 955 also allows for the award of the Texas Combat Service Ribbon and the Texas Purple Heart Medal.

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Texas Cavalry Service Medal