Vermont Veterans Medal
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The Vermont Veterans Medal is awarded to any Veteran who was a resident of the state of Vermont when s/he entered the military. S/he must also have served on actived duty for a minimum of two years unless s/he was discharged for the convenience of the government. If the person was a member of the National Guard or reserves, they must have been mobilized and brought on active duty during a period of conflict.
The "Vermont Veterans Medal" is a state award. Active duty regulations allow their members to accept but not wear state awards. In addition, National Guard members activated (mobilized) may not wear their state awards while serving in Title 10 (federal) status.
The form for requesting the award can be down loaded at: www.va.state.vt.us
[edit] Vermont Veterans Medal narrative
Following is the blazon narrative describing the Vermont Veterans Medal:
The ribbons of the Vermont medals for veterans contain the four primary colors of the Coat of arms of Vermont: red, yellow, blue and green.
The Vermont Veterans, Medal honors those Vermonters who served honorably in the military.
The alternating red and yellow at the center of the ribbon loosely parallels the design and colors of the National Defense Service Medal, which is presented to military members with service during a time of conflict.
Field of azure blue encompasses the red and yellow, symbolizing the honor of military service.
Next, fields of green represent Vermont, the Green Mountain State, which reminds us that service to our nation is also service to the citizens of our state.
The edges of this ribbon are bordered in yellow. In the Vermont Coat of Arms, bundles of wheat are shown in yellow. In this ribbon, they represent the protection offered our state by nature’s bounty.
The medal is cast in bronze, with the Coat of arms of Vermont on the obverse and the Great Seal of Vermont on the reverse. Across the top is inscribed “Vermont National Defense,” uniting the interests of our state with our nation.
The year “1777” is inscribed at the bottom, indicating the year of the Battle of Bennington where Vermonters first took arms to defend their state in war, and the year of the founding of the Vermont Republic.