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Actions Medal and service ribbon signifying an individual award of the medal (if authorized) and/or the gold-framed ribbon signifying a member's unit
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562:. Government of the Republic of Vietnam. 1967. pp. 142, 212
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114:Last awarded
101:May 12, 1964
72:Presented by
45:
1339:Vũ Văn Giai
1159:Lữ Mộng Lan
1149:Lê Văn Hưng
1134:Lê Minh Đảo
388:Enclosure 3
253:Description
233:Vietnam War
98:Established
90:Eligibility
64:Awarded for
1366:Categories
1164:Lý Tòng Bá
1154:Lê Văn Kim
1079:Đỗ Cao Trí
901:Junk Force
695:2006-10-10
609:2011-07-22
529:References
370:, and the
308:Unit Award
209:Vietnamese
177:Precedence
973:Phan Rang
968:Nha Trang
953:Binh Thuy
941:Air bases
871:Air Force
787:Divisions
566:30 August
434:Chapter 7
1057:officers
958:Cam Ranh
948:Bien Hoa
864:Branches
855:Airborne
618:cite web
273:that is
1055:Notable
993:Tuy Hoa
978:Phù Cát
963:Da Nang
932:Rangers
279:Scarlet
265:Ribbons
223:, is a
1174:Ngô Du
1084:Đỗ Mậu
983:Pleiku
850:Marine
446:7.1.4
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748:Corps
603:(PDF)
596:(PDF)
248:Medal
27:Award
1046:1966
1041:1965
1021:1963
1016:1962
1011:1960
886:Navy
876:Army
624:link
568:2016
342:and
277:and
203:The
117:1975
109:1964
54:Type
770:CMD
765:III
400:c.
219:or
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