§ 127A-44.1. North Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal.
§127A‑44.1. North Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal.
There is hereby created theNorth Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal which shall be of appropriatedesign, and a ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn inlieu thereof. This medal and appurtenances thereto shall be of a designapproved by the Governor or his designated representative. The AdjutantGeneral of North Carolina or his designated representative, who shall not bebelow the rank of lieutenant colonel (O‑5), may award this medal. Anymember or former member of the armed forces discharged under honorableconditions, who distinguishes himself by his example or the performance of aspecific act in behalf of the North Carolina National Guard, is eligible for thisaward. (1991, c. 367, s. 3.)