REQUESTS ADDRESSED TO NPRC MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL INFORMATION: FULL NAME, SSN, SERVICE/SERIAL NUMBER, BRANCH OF SERVICE, DATE OF BIRTH, AND PERIOD OF SERVICE. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. Initially, the Vietnam Service Medal was authorized for qualifying service between 01 July 1958 and 28 March 1973. The . On Sunday, Miller will receive theVietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Meritorious Unit and Navy Meritorious Service Medal. The award is issued in two grades, being that of "short tour" and "long tour." '", Denise Goolsby is The Desert Sun's Storyteller columnist. Source: The provisions of Executive Order 11231 of July 8, 1965, appear at 30 FR 8665, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 325, unless otherwise noted. Major Buang, Wife and 5 child.". This became a problem when Mike sought VA treatment for the effects of Agent Orange. Within a day, they said, No, put em back on, were going back to Vietnam.. Bronze stars are authorized for participation in the the 29 campaigns specified for the Vietnam War. ST. LOUIS MO 63132. (3) Was an evadee or escapee in the combat zone or recovered from a POW status in the combat, zone during the time limitations of the campaign. Roger K. Nystrom), U.S. In the center of a bronze medallion one and a quarter inches in diameter, an Asian dragon in profile is shown partially hidden by a grove of bamboo trees. USMC and USN Awards Manuals NOTE: Eligible personnel should ensure this Service Period acknowledgment is listed on your current 201A Military Award Report:http://www.amervets.com/201areq.htmhttp://www.amervets.com/201areq.htm (or amervets.com/201a) Contact Person for this posting: Roger Simpson, PIO Public Information Office: http://www.13105320634.comhttp://www.13105320634.com The American War Library: http://www.amervets.com/http://www.amervets.com/ 16907 Brighton Avenue Gardena CA 90247-5420 Phone / Fax: 1-310-532-0634, http://www.amervets.com/replacement/vn.htm#isr. The crossbow is the ancient weapon of Vietnam. 2 Adjacent water areas in which U.S. ships are operating, or providing direct support of operations. The Palm Desert Democratwill present those medals to Miller on Sunday during a Special Ceremony of Recognition before the start of the second day of theVeterans University event at California State Universitys Palm Desert campus. 2. Operation Eagle Pull (11 Apr_75. (Operation Eagle Pull) April 11-13, 1975 Congo July 14, 1960 to September 1, 1962 and . No Servicemember may be issued both medals for service in Vietnam. The Humanitarian Service Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by meritorious direct participation in any significant military act or operation of a humanitarian nature approved by the Department of Defense. REFERENCE: http://www.amervets.com/replacement/vn.htm#isr, NOTE: Eligible personnel should ensure this Service Period acknowledgment is listed on your current 201A Military Award Report:http://www.amervets.com/201areq.htm (or amervets.com/201a), Contact Person for this posting: Roger Simpson, PIOPublic Information Office: http://www.13105320634.comThe American War Library: http://www.amervets.com/16907 Brighton AvenueGardena CA 90247-5420Phone / Fax: 1-310-532-0634, -- Otis Willie (Ret.) The standard unaccompanied Korean tour is 12 months, and accompanied is 24 months. Copyright 2022 Vietnam War History Foundation - All Rights Reserved. 17 January 1991 -, I had heard that we received the combat action ribbon for operation frequent wind. Additional awards of the Air and Space Overseas Service Ribbon are denoted by oak leaf clusters and Department of the Air Force regulations permit the receipt and wear of both the short and long tour ribbons simultaneously, wherein the short tour ribbon takes a higher precedence by being worn to the wearer's right of the long tour ribbon. You are using an out of date browser. No person will be entitled to both awards for Vietnam service. Well, what had happened I got out in 75 and Congress didnt approve a lot of these ribbons until the late 70s, early 80s.. This page was last edited on 28 January 2023, at 23:20. Operation Frequent Wind was the final military-led US evacuation during the fall of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975. Operation Frequent Wind was underway. Vietnam Service Medal with one Bronze star- Operation Frequent Wind Humanitarian Service Medal with one Bronze star- Operations Frequent Wind and New Arrival Mike received these. It wasnt until about five years ago when Miller started putting together a memorabilia collection for his dad that included his World War II ribbons that Miller began wondering about his own service decorations. The operation ended at 0900 on April 30, and by noon that day, Communist flags waved over Saigon's Presidential Palace. According to the US Navy Unit Awards website, Hancock and her crew received the following awards, in approximately chronological order: More than 40 years after U.S. Navy veteran James Miller helped evacuate civilian and military refugees from Da Nang and Saigon during the Vietnam War, the Indio resident will finally receive five medals for his service during those frenzied days in the combat zone. Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Vietnam in April 1975, moved over 50,000 people. We had the pilots take the helos, and theyd put it into a bank and then jump out and the helo would crash in the water and then our boats would go pick em up.. The design of the medal's suspension ribbon reflects that of the flag of the former South Vietnam -- yellow with three red stripes. That would have to be corrected before he'd beeligible to receive his medals. Paul, This is from MarAdmin 218/04 (Awards Update), 4. However, this does not prevent award eligibility for subsequent ongoing operations if the associated campaign medal has been terminated. Personnel aboard a ship are eligible when the safety of the ship and the crew were endangered by enemy attack, such as a ship hit by a mine or a ship engaged by shore, surface, air or subsurface elements. [6], The Air and Space Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon[7] is awarded for less than two years of duty or as directed by Department of the Air Force policies. The "A" device is authorized only on the short tour ribbon to any service member who performs a tour of duty at an arctic based Air Force or Space Force facility; most commonly Thule Air Base in Greenland. The length of a standard tour is dependent upon the duty location and whether the Soldier is accompanied or unaccompanied with a spouse/family member(s). The sorties from the US Embassy numbered 72. Prior to this time, such personnel were only eligible to receive the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. The Air and Space Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon[9] is issued for completion of a standard overseas service assignment of two years or more in length with additional awards denoted by oak leaf clusters. (3) Accumulates required days service (consecutive or nonconsecutive) while participating as a regularly assigned air crewmember of an aircraft flying sorties into, out of, within, or over the area in direct support of the military operation. The Vietnam Service Medal may be awarded posthumously. The bronze arrowhead is authorized for members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade who actually participated in a landing in the vicinity of Katum, RVN, between the hours of 0900-0907 on February 22, 1967. Miller's biggest problem wasthat his DD-214 -- a document known as aCertificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty issued by the U.S. Department of Defense -- did not include his overseas service. Operation Frequent Wind is still considered the largest evacuation ever conducted by the US military. "We had shotguns and even a duffel bag full of grenades," said Bennington. The program featured the Fairfield Police Color Guard, Fairfield Mayor Ron D'Epifanio, and others. [10], The Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon[11] (ARCOTR) was established by the United States Secretary of the Army (SECARMY) on 11 July 1984 as announced in DAGO 199015. Seperately, USMC and USN personnel who were hostily challenged by enemy or friendly forces during their efforts to rescue designated personnel during Operation Frequent Wind are authorized the Combat Action Ribbon. This fixed-wing evacuation was determined impossible when hostile artillery and rocket fire closed the air base at Tan Son Nhut. Operation Frequent Wind was the evacuation by helicopter of American civilians and 'at-risk' Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, on 29-30 April 1975 during the last days of the Vietnam War. The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (SSDR) and Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR) will be awarded to IAs deploying to Afghanistan (OEF) and Iraq (OIF) in accordance with SECNAVINST 1650.1H. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. Click for larger image Personnel eligible for the award of the Purple Heart are not necessarily qualified for the Combat Action Ribbon unless the wound was received while under enemy fire in one of the above scenarios. Personnel are authorized one bronze campaign star for each qualifying campaign with a silver star worn in lieu of five bronze stars. Military and Veteran WebsitesThe G.I. . In the 11 December 2006 revision of AR 600-8-22 (Military Awards), the Army eliminated the policy which had restricted the awarding of the Overseas Service Ribbon when another campaign or service medal is awarded. Active Duty recipients In addition, personnel serving in Thailand, Laos or Cambodia in direct support of operations in Vietnam during the same time period also were eligible for the medal. This page lists the awards and the time periods they apply to. Separately, all USMC and selected land-based USN personnel who participated in Operation Frequent Wind are additionally authorized the Vietnam Civil Actions Medal. This all took place with a navy long ago and now so farfar away. The Vietnam Service Medal was designed by Mercedes Lee and sculpted by Frank King. d. Use your Time Machine to transport you back to the present. (No ships qualified), Lebanon. The NDSM was established by EO 10448, 22 April 1953, as amended by EO 11265, 11 January 1966; EO 12776, 18 October 1991, as amended by EO 13293, 28 March 2003 and SECDEF Memorandum, dated 26 April 2002; and EO 13293, dated 28 March 2003. All Military Service branches are applicable:Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, Veteran recipients The identity of the first recipient of the Vietnam Service Medal is not known. I had a go at taking stills from a video on YouTube but they didn't come out so well, here they are anyway. For each succeeding operation, conducted in a different theater of operations or against a different enemy or armed force, justifying a subsequent award, a bronze service star is worn on the suspension and service ribbon of the medal. Personnel that were awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participating in Operation Frequent Wind from 29-30 April 1975 are now entitled to exchange it for the Vietnam Service Medal per section 542 in public law 107-314. She can be reached at Denise.Goolsby@DesertSun.com or on Twitter @DeniseGoolsby, Vietnam vet participated in evacuation of Saigon, James Miller of Indio served aboard the USS Blue Ridge during the war, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. It was a continuous operation from 1400 hours on April 29, 1975 lasting through the night and morning of April 30, 1975 until about 0800 hours. The ribbon to the Vietnam Service Medal consists of a gold background edged in green, with three red stripes in the center. Example Display Recognition:Actual Size: 8 1/2 x 11Displayed: Army.All Five Service Branches, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard,Marine and Navy are Applicable. The ship was awarded ten medals and three commendations, and earned 15 engagement stars for combat action and service under hostile conditions. The Combat Action Ribbon of the Navy and Marine Corps was instituted in 1969. The ribbon may be awarded retroactively to qualifying individuals for initial award only. o Clarifies criteria and type of service for award of the Humanitarian Service Medal (para . Vietnam FREQUENT WIND - Evacuation. Longitude; thence, southward to 18 N. Latitude, 108 15'E. The ship then returned to San Diego for a year where the Blue Ridge was outfitted with surface-to-air missiles, and then returned overseas in early 1975. Over seventeen hours, 1,047 aircraft sorties flying to and from . It was carried out on 29-30 April 1975, during the last days of the Vietnam War. NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER It is surmounted by the torch from the Statue of Liberty, symbolic of the United States and of freedom. It was a dangerous assignment, which resulted in some deaths. (2) Be attached to or regularly serve for 1 or more days aboard a U.S. naval vessel directly supporting military operations. Additional awards of the Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon are denoted by service stars. In the last week of April 1975, approximately 70,000 South Vietnamese were evacuated, most by boat. The deteriorating situation at the Defense Attach location required the Embassy to become a major site. THE FMF COMBAT OPERATIONAL INSIGNIA IS A RESTRICTIVE DEVICE; BEING ATTACHED TO OPERATIONS WITH A MARINE UNIT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILTIY FOR THIS INSIGNIA. Long tour credit is awarded for completion of an overseas long tour (2 years) prescribed by Department of the Air Force Instructions, or to any member assigned to a United States or overseas location who is subsequently sent under temporary duty orders (to include combat tours) for 365 or more days within a 3-year time frame. I knew that we had also received the PUC, MUC and the AFEM. Congo 14 Jul 1960 - 1 Sep 1962 . It is awarded for honorable active service for any period between (dates inclusive): (1) 27 June 1950 and 27 July 1954 (Korea). 2. The ribbon is awarded to any member of the Navy or Marine Corps who completes one year of consecutive or cumulative duty at a permanent overseas duty station. Wed make the pilots ditch the helos. THE MARINE UNIT MUST HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN ACTUAL COMBAT ACTION DURING THE PERIOD OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S SERVICE WITH THE UNIT. Servicemembers of the Armed Forces of the United States in Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia, or the airspace there over, during the same period and serving in direct support of operations in Vietnam are also eligible for this award. Retired and former personnel affected by this law need to submit their requests using form SF180 (http://www.americanwarlibrary.com/htomr.htm to The National Personnel Records Center by fax to (314) 801-9195 or by mail to: NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER Operation Frequent Wind, the final operation in Saigon, began on April 29, 1975. Authorization of the CARmust be approved either by the USMC or USN Awards Branches. With his revised DD-214 in hand, he was able to finally, formally join the local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter, something he had tried to do years ago. 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