Vietnam War Service Medal with Campaign Stars

Description: Wonderful full-sized Vietnam War Service Medal with two bronze campaign stars! This is a crimped brooch variety with a non-shellacked planchet, indicating period manufacture. The brooch is marked "GI". Overall, a nice piece ready for display! The medal remains in very good condition, showing signs of age, use, and wear. Please see the pictures for more detail. Guaranteed 100% authentic in every respect for life. Be sure to see our other listings for more historical antiques and militaria. Be sure to follow our store as new inventory is added daily. The Vietnam Service Medal is a military award of the United States Armed Forces established on 8 July 1965 by order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The medal is awarded to recognize service during the Vietnam War by all members of the U.S. Armed Forces provided they meet the award requirements. The distinctive design has been attributed to both sculptor Thomas Hudson Jones, a former employee of the Army Institute of Heraldry and Mercedes Lee who created the design. The Vietnam Service Medal (VSM) was awarded to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in Vietnam and its contiguous waters or airspace, after 3 July 1965 through 28 March 1973. Members of the U.S. Armed Forces in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, or airspace thereover, during the same period and serving in direct support of operations in Vietnam are also eligible for the award. The Vietnam Service Medal is a rounded bronze shaped medal, 1 1⁄4 inches in diameter with a green, yellow, and red suspension ribbon. The obverse side of the medal consists of a figure of an oriental dragon (representing the subversive nature of the conflict) behind a grove of bamboo trees located above the inscription "REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM SERVICE". On the reverse, a crossbow (representing the ancient weapon of Vietnam) facing upwards with a ready to be fired lighted torch of the Statue of Liberty, above an arched inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". The service ribbon of the medal is 1 3⁄8 inches wide and consists of the following vertical 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 (yellow is traditionally the imperial color of Vietnam) with red stripes (the red represents the three ancient Vietnamese empires of Tonkin, Annam, and Cochin China) resembles the former flag of South Vietnam. The green border on each side alludes to the jungle of that country.

Price: 20 USD

Location: Greenville, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2023-11-04T20:59:49.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6 USD