Vietnam Medal
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| Vietnam Medal | |
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   Obverse (top left) and reverse (top right) of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, broad central stripe of bright yellow surmounted by three thin red stripes (the Vietnamese national colours) and bordered by broader red stripes, with dark and light blue stripes at the edges representing the army, navy, and air force respectively. |
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| Awarded by Australia and New Zealand | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | Australian and New Zealand forces. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | Vietnam 1968-73. |
| Description | Silver disk, 36mm diameter. |
| Clasps | None authorised. |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1968 |
| Total awarded | 18,000 Australian, 3,312 New Zealand. |
The Vietnam Medal was a joint Australian and New Zealand campaign medal awarded for service in the Vietnam War.
The medal was jointly developed by Australia and New Zealand, although there were separate Royal authorisation warrants for each country.
[edit] Australia
[edit] New Zealand
The medal was awarded to all members of the New Zealand armed forces who, on or after 29 May 1964, either:
- served for twenty-eight days, continuous or aggregated, in ships or craft employed in operations on inland waters or off the coast of Vietnam;
- served for one day or more on the posted strength of a unit or formation on land in Vietnam;
- conducted one operational sortie over Vietnam or Vietnamese waters by aircrew on the posted strength of a unit allocated for direct support of operations in Vietnam;
- served for thirty days or more, continuous or aggregated, on official visits, inspections or other occurrences of a temporary nature on duty in Vietnam, or in ships or craft engaged in operations off the Vietnamese coast.
Service terminated by death or wounds, or the award of a decoration for gallantry led to the immediate award of the medal, regardless of whether the qualification period had been fulfilled.
[edit] Notes
[edit] Bibliography
- Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - Medals Yearbook - 2005, (2004), Token Publishing.
- Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), British Battles and Medals, (1988), Spink
