Omandan Liberation Award

Omandan Liberation Award
Omandan Liberation Award Medal
Awarded by Lumenic Legion
Eligibility	Any active duty or reserve member of the Lumenic Legion who participated in combat operations in support of the Omandan Continental War
Awarded for	Awarded to active duty and reserve military members who participated in operations relating to the Omandan Continental War
Status	Not currently awarded
Statistics
Established	1 January, 2000
Precedence
Next (higher)	Training and leadership awards
Equivalent	Campaign Device 1997 Sable Conflict Award
Next (lower)	General service awards Captive Award Homeland Defense Ribbon {{}} Lumenic Armada Expeditionary Award {{}} Armada Arctic Service Award
Omandan Liberation Award Ribbon

Omandan Liberation Award is a military awarded presented to any member of the Lumenic Legion who participated in or in support of combat operations as part of the Omandan Liberation Award, a military conflict fought between June 7, 1969 and March 3, 1994 between the Allied Nations, alongside the Republic of Licana against the Soviet Order of Socialist Republics and its allies.

History

The Omandan Liberation Award was first proposed by the Ministry of Defense on December 13, 1994. However, the debate on the design and criteria of the award continued for over five years, finally being resolved by direct intervention of King Lorenzo III after he assumed the Lumenic throne on November 19th, 1999. King Lorenzo III specifically directed the Senātus to complete deliberations on the designs of the award and the the Ministry of Defense to compile reasonable criteria for awarding the award before December 31st, 1999, stating in a public address before the Senātus that the government should reach a conclusion before "all the veterans who deserved recognition died of old age". In a very candid interview, Lorenzo III stated that Luminerra would "not enter the new millenia without having codified an award for the thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen who had risked their lives to bring freedom to Omand."  

Some Lumenic Legion personnel had been forward deployed into Costa Mejis and other central Omandan nations prior to June 7th, 1969, serving as observers and military advisors. Based on the criteria for awarding the Omandan Liberation Award, none of these servicemen were entitled to receive the Omandan Liberation Award if they did not also participate in actions on or following June 7th, 1969. An estimated 3,163 soldiers, airmen and sailors of the Lumenic Legion are believed to fall into the category of servicemen who served in harm's way and were either killed in action or discharged from service prior to the formal invasion of Notreceau. In 2004, a lawsuit was filed by several servicemen or their families against the Ministry of Defense alleging that they or their loved ones were not being fairly rewarded for their service. In 2012, the case was heard by the Corte Suprema di Cassazione, which found in favor of the victims and ordered the Lumenic Legion to adjust the service date criteria to include "any and all citizens of Luminerra who may have served in harm's way or given their life for the freedom of Omand." The Lumenic Legion appealed the decision, stating that some documents from that time period remained classified, and therefore offering the award to some participants could compromise national security. In 2015, King Lorenzo III again intervened and ordered the Lumenic Legion to declassify all documents relating to military advisors or observers assigned to foreign nations between January 1, 1955 and June 7, 1969, stating that was "no conceivable way that national security could be in jeopardy after over 60 years of silence." The award criteria was updated prior to the new year, and an elaborate awards ceremony was held at Forte Reale in Onara for the plaintiffs of the lawsuit and any other servicemen or family of a servicemen who was identified to have met the new criteria. Of the initial 3,163 personnel identified, only 16 remained alive to personally accept their award.

Awarding and eligibility

The Omandan Liberation Award is awarded to any member of the Lumenic Legion who has performed duty within the borders or airspace of an active combat zone in southern, central of northern Omand for a period of thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days between January 1, 1955 and March 3, 199. Prior to the resolution of a 2007 lawsuit filed against the Ministry of Defense, the begining service date was June 7, 1969; the day the formal invasion of Notreceau occurred.

Personnel who have been engaged in combat with an enemy force, or personnel who have been wounded in combat within the aforementioned locations, may receive the award regardless of the number of days spent within the combat zone. The 1997 Sable Conflict Award is also awarded posthumously to any service member who dies in the line of duty within the mentioned combat zone, including from non-combat injuries such as accidents and mishaps.

Licanan servicemen who participated in operations within the borders or airspace of an active combat zone in southern, central of northern Luminerra are also authorized to receive the Omandan Liberation Award.

Authorized devices

All members of the Lumenic Legion who directly participate in combat operations during the Omandan Continental War are also authorized to wear the victory device on the decoration in either bronze and silver, depending on how many previous successful campaigns they had participated in. Any members who received the award and participated in any amphibious assault, combat parachute assault, or airborne assault are also entitled to wear a arrowhead device on the award as well. Even if the servicemen participated in multiple of the above, only one arrowhead device may be worn on the Omandan Liberation Award ribbon, however, the wear is entitled to an appropriate number of service star devices on an appropriate advanced training award, such as the Naval Infantry Award or Parachute Infantry Award.

Examples of authorized devices on the Omandan Liberation Award service ribbon:

Ribbon	Devices
	Omandan Liberation Award shown with the single victory device device
	Omandan Liberation Award shown with both the single victory and arrowhead devices

The Omandan Liberation Award can not be awarded more than once to the same recipient, and therefore no Rosetón devices authorized for the device.