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Vietnam Service Medal Campaign Dates
This excerpt contains the campaign dates for which stars on the Vietnam Service Medal are awarded. It is taken from a copy I
downloaded on March 31, 2004. It is suitable only for quick reference. Please go to the original for definitive information.
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| (d) Stars. A bronze star 3/16-inch in diameter is |
| authorized to be worn on the suspension ribbon and ribbon bar of |
| the Vietnam Service Medal for each of the following campaigns: |
| I. | Vietnam Advisory Campaign........15Mar62 to 07Mar65. | |
| II. | Vietnam Defense Campaign.........08Mar65 to 24Dec65. | |
| III. | Vietnam Counter-offensive..... . . .25Dec65 to 30Jun66. | |
| IV. | Vietnam Counter-offensive II. . . . 01Jul66 to 31May67. | |
| V. | Vietnam Counter-offensive III.. . . 01Jun67 to 29Jan68. | |
| VI. | Tet Counter-offensive..... . . . . . . . 30Jan68 to 01Apr68. | |
| VII. | Vietnam Counter-offensive IV... . 02Apr68 to 30Jun68. | |
| VIII. | Vietnam Counter-offensive V.... . 01Jul68 to 01Nov68. | |
| IX. | Vietnam Counter-offensive VI... . 02Nov68 to 22Feb69. | |
| X. | Tet 69 Counter-offensive... . . . . . 23Feb69 to 08Jun69. | |
| XI. | Vietnam, Summer-Fall 1969...... . 09Jun69 to 31Oct69. | |
| XII. | Vietnam, Winter-Spring 1970.... . 01Nov69 to 30Apr70. | |
| XIII. | Sanctuary Counter-offensive.... . 01May70 to 30Jun70. | |
| XIV. | Vietnam Counter-offensive VII.. . 01Jul70 to 30Jun71. | |
| XV. | Consolidation I.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01Jul71 to 30Nov71. | |
| XVI. | Consolidation II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01Dec71 to 29Mar72. | |
| XVII. | Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign......30Mar72 to 28Jan73. |
