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VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL
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| Often abbreviated VSM on DD214
Instituted: 1965
Qualifying Dates: 1965-73
Criteria: Service in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, or Thailand during the above period.
Prior to issuance of this award in November 1965, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was given to those who served in Vietnam.
There were 17 campaigns during the Vietnam War.
17 campaigns are listed below:
Vietnam Advisory 1962-1965
Vietnam Defense 1965
Vietnam Counteroffensive 1965-1966
Vietnam Phase II 1966 - 1967
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase III 1967-1968
Tet Counteroffensive 1968
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase IV 1968
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase V 1968
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase VI 1968-1969
Tet 69 Counteroffensive 1969
Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1970
Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase VII 1970-1971
Consolidation I 1971
Consolidation II 1971-1972
Vietnam Cease-Fire 1972-1973
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