The Special Service Medal (Vietnamese: Biệt-Công Bội-Tinh) was a decoration of South Vietnam which was issued between the years of 1950 and 1974. The decoration...
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The Meritorious Service Medal (Vietnamese: Vinh-Công Bội-Tinh) was a military decoration of South Vietnam that was awarded between the years of 1950 and...
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Service Medal (India) Special Service Medal (South Vietnam) New Zealand Special Service Medal United Nations Special Service Medal This disambiguation page...
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is a military decoration of the former Government of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam). The medal was created on August 15, 1950, and was awarded to military...
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Roy Benavidez (category Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968, while serving as a member...
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of Orders, decorations, and medals of South Vietnam came into being with the establishment of the National Order of Vietnam in 1950. Established by Bảo...
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The General Service Medal (1962 GSM, originally referred to as the Campaign Service Medal), is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom introduced in 1962...
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of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. The Vietnam War, (also known as the Second Indochina War, Vietnam Conflict, and in Vietnam as the...
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Enduring Freedom During ten years of service in the Vietnam War, eighteen Special Forces soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award...
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Squadron, NZSAS known as 4 Troop, New Zealand Special Air Service, was deployed to the Republic of South Vietnam. The Troop consisting of one officer and 25...
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that time period as well. In 1965, the South Vietnamese flag's design was incorporated into the Vietnam Service Medal which was created by President Lyndon...
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1930 to the Medal of Honor. In 1980, MSG Roy P. Benavidez, a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, had his Vietnam-era DSC upgraded to the Medal of Honor, which...
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Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly classified, multi-service United States special operations unit which...
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Paris Davis (category Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
received the Medal of Honor on 3 March 2023 for his actions on 18 June 1965 during the Vietnam War. He was twice previously nominated for the Medal of Honor...
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The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army. Formed...
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of Vietnam Vietnam Military Merit Medal Vietnam Distinguished Service Order Vietnam Meritorious Service Medal Vietnam Special Service Medal Vietnam Gallantry...
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prisoners of war (POWs) in significant numbers during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973. Unlike U.S. service members captured in World War II and the Korean War...
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Charles Alvin Beckwith (category Special Air Service officers)
experience serving with the British Special Air Service. He served in the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and the Vietnam War, and attained the rank of colonel...
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Citation Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation Vietnam Special Service Medal Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal First Class...
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there as a captain. He earned the Medal of Honor while serving as an army sergeant on February 21, 1968, during the Vietnam War. He was one of the most decorated...
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General Service Medal (1915) General Service Medal 1918–62 General Service Medal 1962 Vietnam Medal Rhodesia Medal New Zealand General Service Medal 1992...
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Melvin Morris (category Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
1942) is a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a Special Forces soldier, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Morris was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma...
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South Vietnam). 7th Group was the first unit in South Vietnam to have a member earn a Medal of Honor, Captain Roger Donlon. At the same time, Special...
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U...
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The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN; Vietnamese: Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam), internally the Naval Service (Vietnamese: Quân chủng Hải quân (QCHQ)), also known...
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Richard J. Meadows (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
1931 – July 29, 1995) was a United States Army Special Forces officer who saw combat in Korea and Vietnam. He was a key figure in the Operation Eagle Claw...
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Floyd James Thompson (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army))
in captivity in the forests and mountains of South Vietnam, Laos, and North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Jim Thompson was born July 8, 1933, in Bergenfield...
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Michael E. Thornton (category Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for saving the life of his senior officer...
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several times over the following years as the Australian commitment to South Vietnam gradually grew, with the unit's strength peaking at 227 in November...
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Jerry Shriver (category United States Army personnel killed in the Vietnam War)
unit and in Taiwan. He took part in classified special operations missions in North and South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, often leading a platoon of Montagnard...
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