Good Conduct Medal (Vietnam)

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Good Conduct Medal
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Good Conduct Medal - Fifth class
Awarded forDisplayed exemplary conduct and discipline with 3 years of service
Presented by South Vietnam
EligibilityOfficers, NCOs, and soldiers
StatusNo longer awarded
EstablishedJune 5, 1964
First awarded1964
Last awarded1974
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First class ribbon
Vietnam Good Conduct Medal ribbon-Second Class.svg
Second class ribbon
Vietnam Good Conduct Medal ribbon-Third Class.svg
Third class ribbon
Vietnam Good Conduct Medal ribbon-Fourth Class.svg
Fourth class ribbon
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Fifth class ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)Civil Actions Medal[1]
Next (lower)Vietnam Campaign Medal[1]

The Good Conduct Medal (Vietnamese: Quân-Phong Bội-Tinh) was a military decoration of South Vietnam. Established in 1964, the medal recognized the display of exemplary conduct and discipline. It also required three years of service in the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces.[1]

The Good Conduct Medal has five different grades and some of them contains the fleur-de-lis device, starting from the fourth ranks and up.[1]

See also[]

  • Military awards and decorations of South Vietnam

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d HUY CHUONG AN THUONG TRONG QUAN-LU'C VlET-NAM CONG-HOA (Medals and Decorations of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces). Government of the Republic of Vietnam. 1967. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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