VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WITH 1960 BAR & RIBBON

Pricing & History
  • Sold for
    Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
  • Sold Date
  • Source eBay
VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WITH 1960 BAR & RIBBON The Vietnam Campaign Medal is a military recognition awarded by "South Vietnam" to any member of the United States, Australian, New Zealand and allied military forces who completed at least six months of duty in the then "Republic of Vietnam" between the dates of 1 March 1961 and 28 March 1973. Established in 1966, the decoration is a service medal of the Vietnam War and was the most commonly bestowed foreign military award to United States military personnel prior to the Gulf War. The decoration may also be awarded to any service member who, while serving outside the geographical limits of the Republic of Vietnam, provided direct combat support to the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces for a period exceeding six months. This stipulation most often applies to members who performed Vietnam War support from Thailand and Japan. In such cases, a US service member must have been awarded either the Vietnam Service Medal or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (for service in a Vietnam campaign) to be eligible for the Vietnam Campaign Medal. For those members who were wounded by an enemy force, captured by the enemy in the line of duty, or killed in action, the Vietnam Campaign Medal is automatically awarded regardless of total time served in Vietnam. The Vietnam Campaign Medal is issued read more