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The two classes of the
Vietnam Technical Service Medal were denoted by a slight variation in the award's ribbon bar, with the suspension medal for the decoration identical in both cases. The Vietnam Technical Service Medal was occasionally bestowed to foreigners, but not to the extent as other well
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The award of the
Technical Service Medal was open to both civilians and military personnel who had performed duties “as technicians or of a technical nature” and had demonstrated “outstanding professional capacity, initiative, and devotion to duty”. The decoration was therefore a “behind-the-lines”
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The
Vietnam Technical Service Medal became obsolete upon the fall of South Vietnam in 1975. The award is today only available from private dealers in military insignia.
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established in 1964. The medal was awarded in two classes and was awarded for outstanding initiative and devotion an individuals assigned staff duty.
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type of award, mainly awarded to those who were engaged in support and upkeep duties for units deployed to the front lines of the
Vietnam War.
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HUY CHUONG AN THUONG TRONG QUAN-LU'C VlET-NAM CONG-HOA (Medals and
Decorations of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces)
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exemplary service while performing military duty on the staff of a major
Vietnamese military command
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Military Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the
Republic of Vietnam
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Soldiers who have served at least six months on military staff
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First class badge on the left & second class on the right
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227:. Government of the Republic of Vietnam. 1967
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460:Combined Action Program
199:Vietnam Gallantry Cross
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207:Vietnam Campaign Medal
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155:Training Service Medal
773:Nguyễn Phước Vĩnh Lộc
203:Civil Actions Medal
145:Staff Service Medal
127:Second class ribbon
119:First class ribbon
897:Ranks and insignia
455:Presidential Guard
185:Also known as the
141:Next (higher)
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172:Kỹ-Thuật Bội-Tinh
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848:Phan Trọng Chinh
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783:Nguyễn Văn Chuân
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788:Nguyễn Văn Hiếu
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763:Nguyễn Khánh
718:Mai Hữu Xuân
693:Lê Nguyên Vỹ
678:Lâm Văn Phát
638:Dư Quốc Đống
613:Cao Văn Viên
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553:and mutinies
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888:Vũ Văn Giai
708:Lữ Mộng Lan
698:Lê Văn Hưng
683:Lê Minh Đảo
77:Eligibility
51:Awarded for
915:Categories
713:Lý Tòng Bá
703:Lê Văn Kim
628:Đỗ Cao Trí
450:Junk Force
216:References
205:, and the
168:Vietnamese
522:Phan Rang
517:Nha Trang
502:Binh Thuy
490:Air bases
420:Air Force
336:Divisions
231:30 August
606:officers
507:Cam Ranh
497:Bien Hoa
413:Branches
404:Airborne
174:) was a
604:Notable
542:Tuy Hoa
527:Phù Cát
512:Da Nang
481:Rangers
723:Ngô Du
633:Đỗ Mậu
532:Pleiku
399:Marine
85:Status
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16:Award
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