do medal of honor recipients wear the medal of honor all the time

This fact confuses some American Vietnam vets who mistakenly believe or advocate that Americans can only wear/possess/display the VCOG unit ribbon. All four variations are authorized to ALL military persons of any Nation who served under Military Assistance Command, Vietnam.Īdditional Note for American recipients: The United States in the only nation that does not produce a full-size medal associated with its (ribbon-only) unit awards. And 4) the individual frameless ribbon (colorbar). 3) the unit (gold-color framed) ribbon (or 'colorbar'). 2) a miniature version of the full-size medal. The VCOG with Palm Device award consists of four variations: 1) the full-size medal.

Only the VCOG (gold-color framed ribbon) is authorized to all military persons of all Nations who served in Vietnam, as referenced in DAGO #8.

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Do medal of honor recipients wear the medal of honor all the time