Vietnam Campaign Medal

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960– Device
Type	Campaign medal
Awarded for	Wartime service and support of military operations in Vietnam by the South Vietnamese military.
Presented by	South Vietnam
Eligibility	Members of the South Vietnamese military and members of allied countries' armed forces.
Campaign(s)	First Indochina War Second Indochina War (Vietnam War)
Clasps	1949–54: medal ribbon 49–54: service ribbon 49–54: miniature medal ribbon 1960– : medal ribbon 60– : service ribbon 60– : miniature medal ribbon
Status	No longer awarded
Established	1949 (1949-df) 24 March 1966 (1966-03-24)
First awarded	RVN: 8 March 1949 – 20 July 1954 France: 8 March 1949 – 20 July 1954 RVN: 1 January 1960 – 30 April 1975 U.S.: 1 March 1961 – 28 March 1973 Australia: 31 July 1962 – 28 March 1973 New Zealand: 1964 to 1973 South Korea: Unknown Other: Unknown
Last awarded	RVN: 20 July 1954 France: 20 July 1954 RVN: 30 April 1975 U.S.: 28 March 1973 Australia: 28 March 1973 New Zealand: 1973 South Korea: Unknown Other: Unknown
Service ribbon with 60– Device[a]
Precedence
Next (higher)	Good Conduct Medal (Foreign military awards precedence vary)
Next (lower)	Military Service Medal (Foreign military awards precedence vary)

Photographs of a Vietnam Campaign Medal

The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, also known as the Vietnam Campaign Medal (Vietnamese: Chiến Dịch Bội Tinh), is a South Vietnamese military campaign medal which was created in 1949, and awarded to French military personnel during the First Indochina War. During the Vietnam War (Second Indochina War), the South Vietnamese government awarded the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960– ) to members of the South Vietnamese military for wartime service and on March 24, 1966, to members of the U.S. military for support of operations in Vietnam.^[b] In May 1966, other allied foreign military personnel became eligible for the award.

The medal was awarded for two different periods of service in Vietnam. The first period for the award was from 8 March 1949 to 20 July 1954. The second period was from 1 January 1960 to the end of the Vietnam War (the date was to be given when the war ended and North Vietnam was defeated). On 30 April 1975, Saigon was captured by the North Vietnamese army and South Vietnam surrendered and disbanded. The medal was not awarded after 28 March 1973, when the last U.S. troops left South Vietnam in accordance with the Paris Peace Accords.
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