Vietnam Medal

• Name — Vietnam Medal • Presenter — the monarch of Australia (Australian personnel) the monarch of New Zealand (New Zealand personnel) • Type — Campaign medal • Eligibility — Australian and New Zealand forces. • Awarded For — Campaign service. • Campaign — Vietnam 1964–73. • Description — Silver disk, 36mm diameter. • Clasps — None • Established — 8 June 1968 • Total Awarded — 18,740 Australian, 3,312 New Zealand. • Precedence Label — Order of Wear • Higher — General Service Medal 1962 • Lower — Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal • Related — Vietnam Service Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal • Image2 — Medal ribbon Medal ribbon with palm for Mentioned in Dispatches

Qualifying service for the Vietnam Medal includes: • 28 days in ships or craft on inland waters or off the coast of Vietnam. • One or more days on the posted strength of a unit or formation on land. • One operational sortie over Vietnam or Vietnamese water by aircrew on the posted strength of a unit. • Official visits either continuous or aggregate of 30 days. • One day or more by members of accredited philanthropic organisations attached to Australian forces in an official capacity for full-time duty. between 29 May 1964 and 27 January 1973.

The medal was awarded to all members of the New Zealand armed forces who, between 29 May 1964 and 27 January 1973, either: • served for 28 days, continuous or aggregated, in ships or craft employed in operations on inland waters or off the coast of Vietnam; • served for one day or more on the posted strength of a unit or formation on land in Vietnam; • conducted one operational sortie over Vietnam or Vietnamese waters by aircrew on the posted strength of a unit allocated for direct support of operations in Vietnam; • served for 30 days or more, continuous or aggregated, on official visits, inspections or other occurrences of a temporary nature on duty in Vietnam, or in ships or craft engaged in operations off the Vietnamese coast. Service terminated by death or wounds, or the award of a decoration for gallantry, led to the immediate award of the medal, regardless of whether the qualification period had been fulfilled.

Vietnam Medal is classified as an Australian honours system. Associated with Australia. Recorded from 1968.