Wound Medal (Vietnam)
The Vietnam Wound Medal (Chiến Thương Bội Tinh) was a military decoration of South Vietnam first created in 1953. The decoration was the South Vietnamese equivalent of the (United States military) Purple Heart, and was awarded to any personnel of the South Vietnamese military who, while engaged in armed combat with enemies of the Republic of Vietnam, were either killed or wounded in action. With the fall of South Vietnam in 1975, the Vietnam Wound Medal became obsolete. It is now only available through private dealers in military insignia.
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Wound Medal (Vietnam)
The Vietnam Wound Medal (Chiến Thương Bội Tinh) was a military decoration of South Vietnam first created in 1953. The decoration was the South Vietnamese equivalent of the (United States military) Purple Heart, and was awarded to any personnel of the South Vietnamese military who, while engaged in armed combat with enemies of the Republic of Vietnam, were either killed or wounded in action. With the fall of South Vietnam in 1975, the Vietnam Wound Medal became obsolete. It is now only available through private dealers in military insignia.
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Медаль «За ранение» (вьетн. Bảo quốc Huân chương) — военная награда Южного Вьетнама.
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The Vietnam Wound Medal (Chiến ...... dealers in military insignia.
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Медаль «За ранение» (вьетн. Bảo quốc Huân chương) — военная награда Южного Вьетнама.
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Wound Medal (Vietnam)
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Медаль «За ранение» (Южный Вьетнам)
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