Vietnam Service Medal with Ribbon Bar in Original Box.
Vietnam Service Medal with Ribbon Bar in Original Box.
Established on July 8, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The medal was awarded to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in Vietnam and contiguous waters or airspace between July 4, 1965, and March 28, 1973.
A rounded bronze shaped medal 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".
