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Republic of South Vietnam Cross
of Gallantry
With Palm Citation and with
Individual Citation
 The
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry is a military decoration of South
Vietnam awarded to any military personnel who have
accomplished deeds of valor or displayed heroic conduct while
fighting an enemy force.
The Unit Citation
was awarded to every Allied nation which provided military
support to Vietnam between 1 March 1961 and April 1975. The
unit decoration became the most commonly awarded Vietnamese
decoration to foreigners, second only to the Vietnam Campaign
Medal.
The United States
Military began authorizing the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry in
March of 1968 with retroactive presentation of the decoration
to 1961. In 1974 Army General Order #8 authorized the Vietnam
Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation to every military unit of the
United States Army which had served under the Military
Assistance Command (MACV) from 1961 to 1974. This effectively
granted the unit version of the award to any member of the
U.S. Army who had served for any period of time in the
Republic of Vietnam. Other services were not affected by the
Army General Order and still require individual or unit orders
for the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation to be
awarded.
 The
National Personnel Records Center is the agency which responds
to retroactive award requests from US Army veterans, updating
records to show the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation
per Army General Order #8. Both decorations, considered
foreign military decorations, are not provided to Vietnam
veterans by any of the U.S. military services. The decoration
may be purchased through private military insignia dealers.
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