Description: US Vietnam Service Medal and Ribbon! The Vietnam Service Medal (VSM) is an award of the United States Armed Forces established in 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The distinctive design has been attributed to both sculptor Thomas Hudson Jones, a former employee of the Army Institute of Heraldry and Mercedes Lee. The medal is issued to recognize military service during the Vietnam War and is authorized to service members in every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, provided they meet the qualification criteria in United States Department of Defense regulation DoD 1348. The Vietnam Service Medal is issued as a bronze medal, 1-1/4 inches in diameter. The obverse side consists of an oriental dragon behind a grove of bamboo trees, representing the subversive nature of the conflict, are above the inscription "REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM SERVICE". On the reverse, a crossbow, the ancient weapon of Vietnam, and the torch of the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the United States devotion to liberty and freedom, are above the arched inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". The ribbon is 1-3/8 inches wide and consists of the following stripes: three narrow (1/16 inch) strips of red with wider (5/32 inch) stripes of yellow in the center, flanked by even wider (5/16 inch) stripes of yellow on each side and narrow 1/8-inch stripes of primitive green on the ends. The yellow with red stripes suggests the flag of the Republic of Vietnam The green alludes to the jungle in Vietnam.
Price: 8.99 USD
Location: Park Ridge, Illinois
End Time: 2025-01-29T04:07:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.5 USD
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