", We went back (to Vietnam). Naval Unit Commendation (NUC) Ribbon Synopsis: Awarded by the Secretary of the Navy to any unit of the Navy or Marine Corps which has distinguished itself by outstanding heroism is action against the enemy, but not sufficient to justify the award of the Presidential Unit Citation; or to any such unit which has distinguished itself by extremely meritorious service not involving combat but in support of military operations, rendering the unit outstanding compared to other units performing similar service. L2_QW@"g"`>h` 02@0\Oc&}m5;v4L&0a$NlGD! In general, the process is fairly straight forward, although sometimes lengthy. Only one award per operation is authorized. (2) Is wounded or injured and requires medical evacuation from the AOE while participating in the operation, regardless of time. Please sign the MRFA guestbook! ACDDav~o^]{OO1l;:M&xA jBW~^=?NO0OO_z_Vt?'_OL ^~S}{"4J_:?A}z"_o7{W_#'oUVE_[tEWp*/VKv~}KuLIK~uM?nBA mtm+]~j miX[][WI}. At the end of his career, he was manager of postal operations for the offices from Temecula to Calexico. . 1975 - Operation Babylift and Frequent Wind > Air Force Historical No medal is authorized for this citation. (2). The following amplifying remarks are furnished as guidance. NOTE: this is the only Navy/Marine personal decoration that has no associated medal. endstream endobj 98 0 obj <> endobj 99 0 obj <> endobj 100 0 obj <>stream M -4 Z;jT(c uIkj6H p@`C In fact, I had one of the people tell me, 'Cant you just buy it on the Internet?' 104 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<49CD2B7C29C7524A8FCC1BE38599EB2A><2FA13E92B31F054A98CFBE5AB6B263FE>]/Index[97 16]/Info 96 0 R/Length 56/Prev 894540/Root 98 0 R/Size 113/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association - Ship's Awards A completed Form 180 request form. Become a member of MRFA! This effort consisted of: 444 USAF/USMC helicopter sorties; 204 TACAIR sorties; 24 AH-1J (Cobra) combat escort sorties; 8 AC-130 gunship sorties; 5 EC-130 (ABCCC) sorties; 44 KC-135 tanker sorties; and 2 HC-130 search and rescue support sorties. Please contact our Webmaster, Mike Harris (mekong152@99w.us) If you are aware of any Navy unit awards for Vietnam that are not included on the lists, contact Mike with the information. This one guy did about seven or eight of em I guess he liked doing it but he shouldnt have because he banked this helo, and it went up and he hit the water and that thing went right on top of him. Operations. -No person will be entitled to more than one award of the V. Service Medal. Subsequent awards will be indicated by the use of a Gold Star on the ribbon: (1). People were sleeping on the main deck and everything. Qualifications as a Result of Service in the Republic of Vietnam Under Combat. Operation Eagle Pull & Frequent Wind & S.S. Mayaguez - Facebook POWs will not be accorded credit for the time. It is not authorized for Soldiers who met the criteria in a one-time period, left active duty, and returned during the same period of eligibility (see chap 6 for service stars). SECNAVINST 1650.1H Click HERE Then go to Page 7-5. Nobody was armed on the ship, so I grabbed a .45., Miller ran up to the deck where a helicopter had landed on the fantail and I knew they were Vietnamese, but I didnt know if they were north or south. Any Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, whether listed here or not, is qualifying for veteran's preference. Awarded for active participation in ground or air combat during specifically listed military operations. Elbert, CO 80106, Colonel William B. Davis, USMC (Retired) Bio, View by Tank Companies & Ontos Battalions, Randy Browning Memorial Awarded the Navy Cross, Authorization for wear: E.O. The evacuation of 7,806 US citizens and foreign nationals from these two places by the US Air Force and Marine Corps helicopters was supported by a major air effort by the Air Force and Navy. "You would think if a guy served, just give him his medals, right? Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, before the takeover of the city by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in the Fall of Saigon. Only one award per operation is authorized. Operation Eagle Pull Display Recognition - amervets.com She said, Do you need anything else? and I said 'Well, I got less response from the Navy than I did from the Department of Defense, so maybe you can get my medals, too,' so then about a week or two later, she said, We have your medals. . Box 27, Tomball, TX 77375, (281) 255-2161 4) Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase II 1 July 1966 31 May 1967 NOTE: Prior to 1992, the Merchant Marine Vietnam Service Medal was a ribbon-only decoration. Strike Assault Boats (STABS) This means it is up to the veteran to now apply for the awards he may not have previously received. Patrol Boat Fast (PCF) 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. Your help is needed! See more information below. Good morning everyone. Learn about the association, Board Members, Officers, and download a membership application form! Upon application, any such member may be awarded the VSM in lieu of the AFEM for such service. !I4H:g,-?;c$mXm_,3=|ZO9=:r 6bVNGp\ O'n7TS2HqCN3fu$dJJ~YoHQ! Awards USS Hancock CV/CVA - 19 Association N2c` 0"""""!aa8!d8"?KfLuYg,GbeuGF)$v\RLv2W"!!@f8``}BC!xH)v`aSA4GBH!"0L.A! 3. v.0beq! Awarded to members of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in the grade of captain/colonel and junior thereto, who have actively participated in ground or surface combat. It is awarded to all Servicemembers of the Armed Forces of the United States serving in Vietnam and its contiguous waters or airspace there over, after 3 July 1965 through 28 March 1973. Command Chronologies: Vietnam War | National Archives Otherwise you will lose what you have typed in. Campaign and Service Awards.), Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross Medal Color, with Palm). No medal is authorized for this citation. -Individuals qualified for the AFEM for reason of service in Vietnam between 1 July 1958 and 3 July 1965 (inclusive) will remain qualified for that medal. b. MARINES 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. Within a day, they said, No, put em back on, were going back to Vietnam.. This is erroneous. The Medal of Freedom for meritorious achievements or meritorious service to the United States on or after December 7, 1941, in the war against an enemy outside the continental limits of the United States. I go, 'Thats not the point. 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Personnel who qualified prior to 1 July 1992 while assigned to a Yard Patrol (YP) or Craft of Opportunity (COOP) Trainer craft are authorized to continue to wear the insignia. endstream endobj startxref X. Many times personnel were transferred from one unit to another and this information may not necessarily be reflected in your service record. Awarded to all personnel assigned or attached to the following units, during the period shown, are authorized to wear the ribbon bar, Gallantry Medal Color, with Palm and Gold Frame. However, no person shall be entitled to both awards for service in an area for which the VSM has been authorized. VS = Vietnam Service Medal U.S. Marines in Vietnam: 1973-1975 The Bitter End | eHISTORY There are (18) Named Campaign Periods that denote the service stars. Vietnam Service Medal Display Recognition 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. See the unit awards below for links to pages which contain text for the citations. Operation Frequent Wind and Vietnam Service Medal Combat Action Ribbon was awarded for Operation FREQUENT WIND The Combat Action Ribbon of the Navy and Marine Corps was instituted in 1969. `*^&"^n Dx"~ JMYGO4le,Wx0|Wz rY~:36fMCE-uXReov7zCIYiG To justify this award, the unit must have performed service as a unit of a character comparable to that which would merit the award of the Silver Star Medal or a Legion of Merit to an individual. Awarded to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States serving at anytime between 03Jul1965 and 28Mar1973 in the area defined under the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) for Vietnam. 0 Operation DESERT STORM. 2 Per reference (b) above, paragraph 14 (Page 2-20) of said reference states: (1). This became a problem when Mike sought VA treatment for the effects of Agent Orange. We dont have lists of specific units for theRepublic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation, Civil Actions Medal, First Class Color, with Palm. After the war, Miller returned to the valley and eventually became postmaster for the cities of Thermal, Coachella, Indio and Palm Springs. No more than one medal will be awarded to any one Servicemember. Operation Frequent Wind 1975 - VA Disability Compensation Benefits All Rights Reserved. Harbor Defense Craft RETIRED AND FORMER MARINES AFFECTED BY THIS LAW NEED TO SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS TO THE NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER (NPRC) BY FAX TO (314) 801-9195 OR BY MAIL TO: this award? No further grandfather qualification requests will be considered. It was a maddening process sending packets of information back and forth between the Navy and DOD. RG = Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Medal, Color, with Palm Commander, U.S. April 30, 1975 marks the date of Operation Frequent Wind, one of the largest humanitarian rescues in naval history. The Fall of Saigon (the capture of the capital of Vietnam) by the Peoples Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong on April 30, 1975, marked the formal end of the Vietnam War and the start of the reunification of Vietnam under the Socialist Republic. Forces Vietnam and all subordinate units. b. Southeast Asia, from 1 March 1961 to 15 August 1973 (5). Seaborne Powered Target Craft (SEPTAR) (QST-33/35) Haulman DATES: April4-September16, 1975 LOCATION: RepublicofVietnam(SouthVietnam)OVERSEASBASESUSED: Tan Son NhutAir Base(AB), Saigon,VungTau,. Servicemembers must be bona fide members of a unit participating in or be engaged in the direct support of the operation for 30 consecutive days in the area of operations (or for the full period when an operation is less than 30 days duration) or for 60 nonconsecutive days provided this support involved entering the area of operations or and meets one or more of the following criteria: (1) Be engaged in actual combat, or duty, which is equally as hazardous as combat duty, during the operation with armed opposition, regardless of time in the area. Click on the units you served with to see eligibility for U.S. issued unit action awards This precludes wear of the Vietnamese Fourragere which represents additional unit awards of the RVN Gallantry Cross. The Vietnam Service Medal may be awarded posthumously. It may also be helpful to review the language of the citation to see if you think you participated in the action for which the unit award was granted. Humanitarian Service medal . Notes pertinent to the display of certain medals and ribbons, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, Searching for Your Personal Navy Unit Awards, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60s Device, Mobile Riverine Force Navy Unit Awards List, Sources for Purchasing Medals and Ribbons. b. RVN Gallantry Cross Unit Citation takes precedence over the RVN Civil Actions Unit Citation and is beneath all United States unit citations, the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, and Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation. 2 0 obj Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) (MHS-1) assigned to support EOD Mobile Units. The Anniversary of Operation Frequent Wind - USS Midway Museum The decoration is awarded to officers and men for service aboard merchant vessels flying the American flag in Vietnam waters between July 4, 1965 and August 15, 1973. Click on unit logos above for eligibility. (2) Encounter during such participation foreign-armed opposition, or are otherwise placed, or have been placed, in such position that, in the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hostile action by foreign armed forces were imminent even though it did not materialize. Upon submission of evidence to their commanding officer, personnel who earned the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) or Combat Medical Badge (CMB) while a member of the US Army may be authorized to wear the CAR. Y|}'E=y\|*+S?7)|e~x,?|?~w_t[n?>}zgW7Ep,\)mR|;.wWgsSq]b}gDMmYEPVnx&:-SWV:{wO/lVxpg/Fz-l Mo{uE@~reiz'XGUVVvpDSR_)a:mk??+h{"Zvw>~goywd7|?._lwzuD]6kE0/|CWvUiu9y~(/c/u`ZV-^v-%GWn8+nw~`Xwt9?~ z:5}91/A%{.Q}Z?+)W_|c>k\=@MU5Hw-(;Ek^`}nJKA7V(RGvm/~rqq[?7rpW4jp,M(%6:0R_| No person will be entitled to both awards for Vietnam service. After a long delay, Kenneth, who goes by Mike, received seven service medals on Saturday. The military service of the Servicemember on whom qualification for the award of the AFEM is based will have been honorable. All personnel who participated in Operation Frequent Wind (the. PDF Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) - AUTHORIZED OPERATIONS 1 0 obj 17 January 1991 -, I had heard that we received the combat action ribbon for operation frequent wind. An award will not be made to a unit for action of one or more of its component parts, unless such unit performed as a total team in a manner justifying the award. Due to the delayed timing of the order, the capability for rapid response to such an order was imperative. %%EOF It will be up to you to provide the evidence to the records center which will convince them you actually deserve the award. River Assault Craft. When ordering be sure to ask for the Navy metal bracket that surrounds the RVNGC and RVNCA ribbons. Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) . Wear gold frames with the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation of the Gallantry Cross and Civil Action with palm. 1 Considering the dates prescribed in the legislation, the following combat periods, which were approved under prior direction, are approved to consider awarding of the CAR: World War II 07 December 1941 through 14 April 1946, Korean War 27 June 1950 through 27 July 1954. Upon submission of evidence to their commanding officer, personnel who earned the Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Medical Badge while a member of the U.S. Army may be authorized to wear the Combat Action Ribbon. Miller recalled the. April 29, 1975 - Operation Frequent Wind Included below is a list of possible suppliers. This fixed-wing evacuation was determined impossible when hostile artillery and rocket fire closed the air base at Tan Son Nhut. Send the form to: Bureau of Naval Personnel Liaison Office Room 5409, 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 To obtain information about unit awards earned, contact the Chief of Naval Operations, Awards and Special Projects Branch at the address below. HM = Humanitarian Service Medal. Unit Awards - US Marine Corps Vietnam Veterans Tankers Association this group is here to have members share their personal experiences with the evacuations of Phnom Penh and Saigon, and the SS Mayaquez recovery, events leading up to and after those operations. Copyright 2022 Vietnam War History Foundation - All Rights Reserved. Subsequent awards will be indicated by the use of a Gold Star on the ribbon: Southeast Asia (Vietnam) From 1 March 1961 to 15 August 1973. You can rest assured that you have a lot of brothers and sisters in this association who recognize and respect your contributions and thank you for a job well done! The stem of the palm is to the wearers right., Click HERE for the above quote provided by the Naval Personnel Command (Under 5319. PDF VietnamEvacuation: Operation FREQUENTWIND I seemed to have gotten myself very confused reading everything new regarding the new rules for Blue Water Veterans claim. The ship was originally scheduled to return to San Diego after the early March 1975 evacuation, but plans were abruptly changed. Naval Special Warfare Group, Vietnam Operation Frequent Wind - Wikipedia Op's Frequent Wind & Eagle Pull Humanitarian Service Medal After 1 July 1958, the Joint Chiefs of Staff will designate U.S. military operations that qualify for the AFEM, and they will specify the degree of participation in designated operations warranting award of the medal. Subsequent awards will be indicated by the use of a Gold Star on the ribbon: (1). USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class.Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal.She operated for 47 years, during which time she saw action in the Vietnam War and served as the . As gunners mate, Miller was in charge of the ships armory and was mount captain on one of the ships 3-inch, 50-caliber cannons. USS Thomaston (LSD-28) - Navy I had like five ribbons, and I go, Man, Ive only got one, hes got five. So I thought, I know I earned more I found this website, Navy.mil and you put in what unit you were in, what ship you were on it tells you, if you were on (the ship) these dates, they owe you these ribbons.' ST. LOUIS MO 63132. It may take 4-6 months for the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) personnel to respond to your request. 4 0 obj To justify this award, the unit must have performed service of the character comparable to that which would merit the award of a Silver Star Medal for heroism or a Legion of Merit for meritorious service to an individual. foreign service awards for operation frequent wind Saunder, P.O. Awarded by the Secretary of the Navy to any unit the Navy or Marine Corps which has distinguished itself by outstanding heroism in action against the enemy, but not sufficient to justify the award of the Presidential Unit Citation; or to any such unit which has distinguished itself by extremely meritorious service not involving combat but in support of military operations, rendering the unit outstanding compared to other units performing similar service. The Combat Action Ribbon will not be awarded to personnel for aerial combat since the Strike/Flight Air Medal provides recognition for aerial combat exposure; however, a pilot or crewmember forced to escape or evade after being forced down could be eligible for the award. 6) Tet Counteroffensive 30 January 1 April 1968 Operation Eagle Pull - Wikipedia sCbE@DK%Dx `3C-vAl' wIG;KkUAP~P'j_ZZu$=./K%ZK A._%}~__.1_UZW]Wuk/UWZ?_TuBu j0A:,vbfVop(28`( c}f!WT'UA`(jIR5* b. Eligible Units. Operation Frequent Wind A couple of words of caution: The Navy wears all unit ribbons on the left breast in a main ribbon cluster. hbbd``b` $t$w ># ^71@ ' Vets Supply Line, 10650 County Road 81, Suite 131, Maple Grove, MN 55369, (612) 425-0911 Fax number (612) 425-2577 Order Line (800) 864-5062 Forces Vietnam and all subordinate units. On Sunday, Miller will receive theVietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Meritorious Unit and Navy Meritorious Service Medal. Explore our catalog and purchase official MRFA gear here. 14) Vietnamese Counteroffensive Phase VII 1 July 1970 30 June 1971 ;D"I" P>t@'d;E`"&)Lc&m?MG!W f9A@3-7oj~D3'G[x{dX *!lY/S@66+3< Afl8Tb=wP u rz\c4wMjQOBT7xb[6J7l'!)rVT%iXUBW^H~QywM