Bronze Stars in the Viet War where awarded for both meritorious & valor. Obviously more meritorious Bronze Stars were handed out than the heroism ones. The Bronze Stars for valor MUST be awarded with a "V" device attached to them; on orders. These "V" devices REQUIRE a serious write up (a narrative justifying the medal). Just as all valor medals do (Silver Stars, Medal of Honor, etc.).
If this man was awarded the BS ask to see the write up. The certificate which accompanies the actual medal will actually state on it "with "V" device" and for "heroism." Or it will say for meritorious reasons. If the BS is for heroism a letter (orders) will accompany the medal certificate (for framing on the wall) this letter (orders) will actually "tell the story" of how the V device was earned.
Note: No orders, No medal (it didn't exist, doesn't exist, and will never exist).
Stone served with the 25th Infantry Division and the 1st Calvary Division in Vietnam and was awarded both the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals for gallantry in action.
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Iron, brass, and bronze, mainly. There may have been some steel in the artillery pieces, too. The carriage of the piece was made of tough wood.
Because of the large number of the Bronze Star Medal awarded, no single list exists
J. S. Croft Company K, 349 Infantry Machine Gunner 604 Listed citations are: Bronze Star 88th Infantry, Good Conduct, and Europen African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon w/ three bronze battle stars S/Sgt Newton F. Cole, Jr. Battery B, 328 Field Artillery 85th Infantry Division In 1946, the rules for awarding the Bronze Star Medal was changed such that any soldier who earned the Combat Infantryman's Badge, which was given for close combat at the front lines, was automatically awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
Oliver Stone
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The Vietnamese civilization began in the early Bronze age some time around 2,000 BC.
NO. That Bronze star on the Service Medal is not the same. That medal is in recognition of how many deployments to that area. The 'Bronze Star' itself stands alone.
In Vietnam, the Bronze Star was awarded for BOTH "Meritorious Achievement" and "Valor." If the medal was awarded for Valor it was designated to be accompanied by a brass/bronze metal "V" device. All women in the US military in Vietnam were either administrative personnel or medical nurses and they were not allowed near the front lines but operated in major base camps such as Quang Tri, Phu Bai, Da Nang, etc. They didn't operate at firebases, as a rule. US military women most assuredly were awarded Bronze Stars for Meritorious Achievements.
yes there were about twenty both navy army chaplins who recived the bronze star for bravery under emeny fire