Leadership Medal

Leadership Medal
Leadership Medal with Regiment level device
Awarded by  South Vietnam
Type Five-grade decoration
Eligibility Vietnamese military officers
Awarded for Excellent leadership in combat, operations, training, troop discipline and morale.
Status No longer awarded
Statistics
Established 1964
Posthumous
awards		 Yes
Precedence
Next (higher) Armed Forces Honor Medal[1]
Next (lower) Staff Service Medal[1]

Corps level

Division level

Regiment level

Battalion level

Company level

The Republic of Vietnam Leadership Medal (Vietnamese: Chỉ-Đạo Bội-Tinh) was a five-grade decoration awarded by South Vietnam. Established in 1964, the medal was awarded to South Vietnamese military commanders by the Chief of the Joint General Staff, Republic of Vietnam Military Forces.

Criteria

The Loyalty Medal was awarded to South Vietnamese military commanders who had show excellent leadership in "combat, operations, training, troop discipline, and morale". The medal was awarded in five different classes depending on the level of command. It was awarded for commander at the Corps, Division, Regiment, Battalion, and Company levels.[2]

Appearance

The Leadership medal is a bronze colored medal. Its pendant depicts a four-pointed star. Between the arms of the star are two swords pointed up with a green laurel wreath behind the swords. The medal hangs from a white ribbon with green edges and a red center stripe. The class of award is shown by a ribbon attachment that is similar in appearance to the military map symbol of the unit level the recipient commanded.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tucker, Spencer C., ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War a Political, Social, and Military History (2nd ed.). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 750. ISBN 9781851099610.
  2. ↑ "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. p. 100. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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