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Vietnam Service Medals, Badges
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Purple
Heart
The
Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United
States to any member of an Armed Force who, while serving with the
U.S. Armed Services after 5 April 1917, has been wounded or killed
(must have required treatment by a medical officer), or who has died
or may hereafter die after being wounded:
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In any action against an
enemy of the United States;
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In any action with an
opposing armed force of a foreign country in which the Armed
Forces of the United States are or have been engaged;
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While serving with
friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an
opposing armed force in which the United States is not a
belligerent party;
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As a result of an act of
any such enemy of opposing armed forces;
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As the result of an act
of any hostile foreign force;
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After 28 March 1973, as a
result of an international terrorist attack against the United
States or a foreign nation friendly to the United States,
recognized as such an attack by the Secretary of the department
concerned, or jointly by the Secretaries of the departments
concerned if persons from more than one department are wounded in
the attack; or,
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After 28 March 1973, as a
result of military operations, while serving outside the territory
of the United States as part of a peacekeeping force.
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After 7 December 1941, by
weapon fire while directly engaged in armed conflict, regardless
of the fire causing the wound.
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While held as a prisoner
of war or while being taken captive.
Criteria -
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Bronze
Star Medal
The
Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any
capacity in or with the military of the United States after 6
December 1941, distinguished himself or herself by heroic or
meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in
aerial flight:
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while
engaged in an action against an enemy of the United
States; or
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while
engaged in military operations involving conflict with
an opposing foreign force; or
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while
serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed
conflict against an opposing armed force in which the
United States is not a belligerent party.
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Awards
may be made for acts of heroism, performed under circumstances
described above, which are of lesser degree than required for the
award of the Silver Star.
Awards
may be made to recognize single acts of merit or meritorious
service. The required achievement or service while of lesser degree
than that required for the award of the Legion of Merit must
nevertheless have been meritorious and accomplished with distinction
. Criteria -
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Silver Star
Medal
The
Silver Star is awarded to a person who, while serving in any
capacity with the U.S. Army, is cited for gallantry in action
against an enemy of the United States while engaged in military
operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or
while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict
against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a
belligerent party.
The
required gallantry, while of a lesser degree than that required for
award of the Distinguished Service Cross, must nevertheless have
been performed with marked distinction. Soldiers who received a
citation for gallantry in action during World War I may apply to
have the citation converted to the Silver Star Medal.
Criteria -
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Air Medal
The Air Medal is awarded
to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the armed
forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself by
meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Awards
may be made to recognize single acts of merit or heroism or for
meritorious service.
Award of the Air Medal is
primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current
crew member or non-crew member flying status which requires them to
participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the
performance of their primary duties. However, it may also be awarded
to certain other individuals whose combat duties require regular and
frequent flying in other than a passenger status or individuals who
perform a particularly noteworthy act while performing the function of
a crew member but who are not on flying status.
These individuals must
make a discernible contribution to the operational land combat mission
or to the mission of the aircraft in flight. Examples of personnel
whose combat duties require them to fly include those in the attack
elements of units involved in air-land assaults against an armed enemy
and those directly involved in airborne command and control of combat
operations. Involvement in such activities, normally at the
brigade/group level and below, serves only to establish eligibility
for award of the Air Medal; the degree of heroism, meritorious
achievement or exemplary service determines who should receive the
award.
Awards will not be made to
individuals who use air transportation solely for the purpose of
moving from point to point in a combat zone.
Criteria
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All information on Medals and Awards in
this section
from PERSCOM The U.S. Total Army Personnel Command
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