The Gulf and Kuwait Medal recognizes the participation of CF members
deployed or in direct support of the operations against Iraq during the Gulf
war. The medal is awarded to those employed during the build-up of troops
before the beginning of hostilities, and a bar is awarded for those deployed
during the actual war. A person enrolled in, attached to, or working with the
Canadian Forces may be awarded this medal if the person served a minimum
of 30 cumulative days in theatre (between 02 August 1990 and 27 June 1991),
on operations to defend against aggression and to liberate Kuwait qualify for
the Medal. Those who served for one day or more in the theatre of operations
during actual hostilities (16 January 1991 to 03 March 1991) were awarded the
Medal and bar. The theatre of operations was the special duty area of the
Persian Gulf, including Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq as well as those other
states on the immediate borders of Iraq.