Medals of the Vietnam War Awarded to Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force RVN Veterans 1961-73 

was your dad in the Air Force?

thanks 😊

You can contact the Veteran’s Administration and they can help you find your father’s service record. That will tell you what awards he received. They can also assist you in obtaining replacement awards.

thanks,appreciate your support!

my pleasure, you have honored your dad and family.

Wow, thanks

@@veteransmedalsworkshop-moa4376 Good work should always be acknowledged!

..and you do good work Sir!

You can obtain your dad's DD 214 documents from the archives. It will list what awards he was entitled to. Review previous videos from Veterans Medals Workshop for details on awards earned but NOT listed on the DD 214 discharge documents. You can also research his medical, deployment, training, daily muster roles, and other papers if they still exist thru the National Archives. If your Mom is still alive, she and you can obtain these documents plus the medals free of charge. 😊

Glad you liked it!

Thanks a lot!

actually, that is the date that the south Vietnamese government put on to the ribbon bar. They had some earlier date bars since they have been fighting since the 50s.

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Our pleasure!

will publish a new bronze star video asap with all the new devices.

We refer to the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service as a participation trophy. LOL. For example during the time that the Special Forces was in the Nam there were 20,000+ Bronze Stars for Meritorious Service awarded during the 10 year period; but only 2,200+ were awarded with the V device during the same period. My numbers could be off because I can’t remember the actual numbers it’s been over 20 years since I saw the count while walking through the 5th Group’s museum and saw the breakdown of the awards by count. The numbers are close what really impressed me was the 23 MOH awarded for the same period of time.

let me look into that, interesting idea 💡

I have a list if you need it. My ship was part of the evacuation during the fall of Saigon.

There is no agent orange sticker somebody is pulling your leg

@@helptheveteranstandinginfr1408 Nobody is pulling my leg. Its in the catalog they sent me and on their website.

It is a decal (or sticker like you said). It says, "Combat Wounded Agent Orange". It is not awarded. But you can purchase it.

@@davidsoule1252 Yes I know it was not awarded but that doesn't answer my question.

@@invoxicated I believe that combat wounded does not have to be from the enemy. To be awarded a Purple Heart, it had to have been from enemy fire. But there are exceptions. For example, Pat Tillman was awarded a Purple Heart when he was killed by the enemy. A later investigation determined that it had been from friendly fire. His family was able to keep the Purple Heart. Same thing with several on my ship, USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16. On June 4, 1972 the ship was rocked by two huge underwater explosions off the coast of N. Vietnam. Several of my shipmates received Purple Hearts for their injuries as the explosions were determined to be from two enemy 115mm rounds. Two other destroyers later experienced the same. In December 1972, it was determined that all three ships experienced the underwater explosions from U.S. MK 36 mines after parts of a mine were found in the hull of USS Warrington. They were allowed to keep the Purple Hearts.

yes, there are 2 ways: The first is to put a request into the national personal records center in St. Louis, the second way is to purchase him through a company like Medals of America. The national Record center has a big backlog, but they will eventually get you all of his medals free except for any of the Vietnamese medals. you can visit National personnel records t center on line and there is a process to download the request form.

​@@veteransmedalsworkshop-moa4376thank you

good subject, I will put it on the list.

yes, we had the honor to mount his display. The USAF Medal of Honor is very rare.

@@veteransmedalsworkshop-moa4376 fantastic. Thank you for sharing it.

Just the opposite of what you said. The Vietnam Service Campaign medal is mostly yellow. The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon is green and white just as the narrator said. I have both!