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	Vietnam Gallantry Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gallantry Cross is issued in four degrees, with a basic medal followed by higher degrees which are the equivalent of personal citations on an organizational level (also known as having been "mentioned in dispatches").
		Known as the "Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm," the unit citation award was created in 1968 and was issued as the Gallantry Cross ribbon, with a metal palm device, enclosed within a gold frame.
		The Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm was issued to every Allied nation which provided military support to Vietnam between 1 March 1961 and the fall of Saigon in April 1975.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross (618 words)

	Vietnam Gallantry Cross -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Gallantry Cross is issued in four degrees, with a basic medal followed by higher degrees which are the equivalent of personal citations on an organizational level (also known as having been " (additional info and facts about mentioned in dispatches) mentioned in dispatches").
		Known as the "Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm," the unit citation award was created in 1968 and was issued as the Gallantry Cross ribbon, with a metal palm device, enclosed within a (additional info and facts about gold frame) gold frame.
		The Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm was issued to every Allied nation which provided military support to Vietnam between 1 March, 1961 and the fall of (A city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina) Saigon in April 1975.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vi/vietnam_gallantry_cross.htm (804 words)

	Cross of Gallantry, Vietnam Medal Display Recognition Application (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Vietnam Cross of Gallantry is the equivalent of the French Croix de Guerre.
		The Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry was awarded by the Army of South VIETNAM to both individuals and to units.
		As a foreign decoration, the Vietnamese Cross may not be worn until the award is approved by the US Department of State.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/vcog.htm (1045 words)

	AATTV; Australian Army Training Team Viet Nam
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm- Unit Citation.
		American marines and South Vietnamese troops leaped to their feet and cheered when an Australian warrant-officer commanding a company of Nung tribesmen at Con Thien on the southern edge of the demilitarised zone ran 350 yards under heavy fire to rescue two of his men stranded beyond the perimeter of the camp.
		The post was held by about 100 Special Forces, about 300 Vietnamese irregulars and two companies of US Marines who were there to defend the engineers building the “fire break” south of the demilitarised zone.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-conflicts-periods/vietnam/aattv.htm (1791 words)

	Citation 9
		The medal consisted of the Cross of Gallantry with Palm, the first such decoration given to an American Unit.
		With more than 40 U.S., Vietnamese, Thai, Korean and Australian military and civilian leaders in attendance, Vietnamese Lieutenant General Le Nguyen Khang attached a red and yellow streamer to the Division colors, symbolizing the award from the President of the Republic of Vietnam.
		General Khang, Marine Corps Commandant and former 111 Corps commander, next pinned the Cross of Gallantry on Major General Julian J. Ewell, signifying the award to all Old Reliables who served during the period December 1966 through June 1968.
	www.mrfa2.org /Citation9.htm (516 words)

	silverstar
		Members of AATTV were awarded US, Vietnamese and Cambodian medals and citations during the course of the Vietnam War.
		The Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry comes in various levels, namely, Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star, Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star and Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star.
		His actions contributed greatly to the success of the operation and hence he is extremely meritorious of the award of the Gallantry Cross with Silver Star.
	www.aattv.iinet.net.au /foreign.htm (1312 words)

	Presidential Unit Citation & other Unit awards
		The unit must display such gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions as to set it apart and above other units participating in the same campaign.
		Extended periods of combat duty or participation in a large number of operational missions, either ground or air is not sufficient.
		Together with their military effort, the members of the 8th Battalion, 1st Australian Task Force participated in the civic action programme to assist the local population to reconstruct their houses, roads, bridges, markets and schools etc., and achieved excellent results.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-medals/puc-muc.htm (2392 words)

	3/5th cavalry in vietnam black knights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, with Palm, 1 December 1966-15 February 1968
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, with Palm, 1 December 1966-30 June 1968
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, with Palm, 15 December 1969-10 October 1970
	ranger95.com /calvary/3_5_cav_nam.html (712 words)

	Bandido Charlie Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm embroidered Vietnam 1966-1968
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm embroidered Vietnam 1968
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm embroidered Vietnam 1969
	www.angelfire.com /ok2/bandido1/awards.html (170 words)

	Unit Decorations
		Vietnamese Gallantry Cross w/palm for actions 1 - 26 Mar 1967
		Vietnamese Gallantry Cross w/palm for actions 27 Mar 1967 -
		Vietnamese Gallantry Cross w/palm for actions 8 Feb - 31 Mar 1971
	www.116ahc.org /decorations.htm (151 words)

	Xlibris.Com - Bookstore
		He was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and continued to lead the First Battalion in its operations against the enemy in the Que Son Valley.
		He engaged Viet Cong forces in daily clear and sweep operations, and during 1967 fought in regiment size battles against the North Vietnamese Army in Operations Union I, Union II, and Swift.
		For his combat service, he received the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with Combat V, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, and a second Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star.
	www2.xlibris.com /bookstore/author.asp?authorid=14034&bookid=24622 (427 words)

	MSM Awards
		All Marine Corps Units under the Operational Control of the 3rd Marine Amphibious Force during the period are entitled to this awar and as such are considered cited units within themselves and all such units which are authorized flags, are entitled to fly the streamer of the Gallantry Cross with Palm
		All personnel of the abovementioned units, during the period in question, who are present and serving in Vietnam are authorized to wear the Gallantry Cross Ribbon bar with Palm and Frame.
		Commanding Officers will determine eligibility from entres in SRB's and OQR's, authorized the wearing of the ribbon and ente such authority in SRB's of enlisted men, and in the case of Officers, forward a copy of the authorizing letter to CMC (Code DGH) for file on their official record.
	honours.homestead.com /vncogp.html (1225 words)

	faces from the wall...jan and feb 1966
		Maj. General Arthur S. Collins, Jr, post and division commander at Fort Lewis, presented the medals and was himself impressed with the gallantry of the Lewis County serviceman.
		He was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his bravery in fighting near Phu Bai, an outpost near the northern border of South Viet Nam.
		He is one of six Marines killed in action who received the Navy Cross and who have had building names in their honor.
	www.facesfromthewall.com /1966jan.html (2144 words)

	decorations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered “VIETNAM, 1969-1970”
		Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
		Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971
	www.campbell.army.mil /3bde/decorations.htm (163 words)

	The History of the 1-8 Infantry Battalion
		The First Battalion Eighth Infantry won nine campaign streamers for action in Vietnam from 1966 to 1970, participating in operations Sam Houston, Francis Marion, Don Quin, and Paul Revere III.
		The Vietnamese Government awarded the battalion the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Civil Action Medal First Class.
		Alpha and Charlie Companies were awarded a cluster to their presidential unit citations for extraordinary heroism in the Republic of Vietnam.
	www.carson.army.mil /UNITS/3rdbct/1-8inf/History.html (487 words)

	15th Combat Engineer Battalion
		In March 1945, B company earned the Presidential Unit Citation for its part in seizing the Ludendorf Bridge, crossing the Rhine, and extending the Remagen Bridgehead.
		The Battalion was reactivated at Fort Riley, Kansas, on 1 February 1966 and later joined American fighting forces in the jungles of Vietnam.
		The Battalion twice earned the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm for its outstanding military service and also received a Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, for numerous civic actions.
	www.oldreliable.org /15th_eng.html (692 words)

	Citation 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the above said operations, the 9th US Infantry Division, with a decisive intention to engage and win every battle, has applied new tactics obliging the communists to engage in battle throughout the operation area even their safest special area.
		Throughout the 22 major engagements with North Vietnamese Army and Viet-Cong main force, as well as other thousands of small contacts, the 9th US Infantry Division and its attached units caused heavy casualties to the enemy with intense fire supports of artillery, armed helicopter and tactical air support.
		Cross of Gallantry with Palm for Major General Harris W. Hollis, Division Commander
	www.mrfa.org /citation11.htm (237 words)

	Military Police: 101st Military Police Company
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm (streamer embroidered) Vietnam 1968-1969.
		Vietnamese Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class (streamer embroidered) Vietnam 1968-1970.
		Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm (streamer embroidered) Vietnam 1971.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBW/is_2_4/ai_n7179052 (344 words)

	2/5 Board - New Message: Message 15: Re: Vietnam Cross of Gallantry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Posted by roger doc ware on 09/12/02 at 4:52 PM Subject: Re: Vietnam Cross of Gallantry
		In Reply to: Vietnam Cross of Gallantry posted by Roger A Parker Sr on 08/29/02 at 7:56 PM:
		Vietnamese cross of gallantry with palm, and vietnamese civil action with palm also.
	www.2ndbn5thmarines.com /wwwboard/messages/15.html (172 words)

	Green Beret Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Several of the Vietnamese platoon members were encountered along the way and the rest were found waiting at the landing zone.
		In November 1967, the Distinguished Service Cross was awarded to Sergeant Howard for valorous heroism while on a special mission.
		The award was presented to the Opelika, Ala., soldier by LTG Frank T. Mildren, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Vietnam.
	members.cox.net /rlhtribute/green_beret_magazine.htm (525 words)

	Sky Pilot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Three Bronze Stars, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, a Purple Heart, and many air medals later, the weary warrior returns to a society that shuns him away.
		A shocked look crosses his face as he hangs there like a lifeless rag doll.
		The VC are repelled from Saigon, but Hue falls to the North Vietnamese.
	usr.liglobal.com /ebcn/www/pilot.htm (1282 words)

	05Acpx_misce.htm
		Decorations, are awarded for acts of gallantry and meritorious service and usually have distinctive and often unique shapes such as crosses or stars.
		Campaign or service medals are issued to individuals who participate in particular campaigns or periods of service for which a medal is authorized.
		The Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation was awarded to certain units of the U.S. Armed Forces for valorous combat achievement during the Vietnam War, 1 March 1961 to 28 March 1974.
	www.currahee.org /19cpx_medals.htm (646 words)

	HALSEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He is a graduate of the Infantry School, the Armor School, and the Command and General Staff College.
		He served in combat in both Korea and Vietnam as the Commander of the 2d Battalion, 38th US Infantry and as Senior Advisor to the 43d Vietnamese Ranger Battalion.
		In addition to service as an instructor at the Army's Command and General Staff College, he served on the staff of the Secretary of Defense and with the State Department.
	www.nikemissile.org /halsey.htm (549 words)

	Lineage and Honors
		Shield: Per fess embattled argent and azure, in chief a bundle of five arrows sable armed and flitted gules, in base a sun in splendor or.
		(And for informal use, supporters: The escutcheon displayed in front of two Springfield rifles proper crossed in saltire and encircled by a belt azure fimbriated argent, bearing the regimental motto of the last, and with a buckle of the same in base charged with the numeral "22" of the first.)
		Crest: -On a wreath of the colors a five-bastioned fort divided fesswise or and gules, fimbriated gules and or, charged with a royal palm proper.
	www.22ndinfantry.org /lineage_and_honors.htm (2243 words)

	HD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Lieutenant Peatross then reported to the 2d Marine Division in California and served as a company officer for several months before being shipped overseas with the 2d Marine Raider Battalion.
		As a company officer with Company B, he earned the Navy Cross for his actions during the Makin Island Raid.
		For service in Vietnam, he was also awarded a Gold Star in Lieu of a second Legion of Merit and four Vietnamese Medals; the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm three times and one Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star.
	hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Peatross_OF.htm (805 words)

	Nitpicker: Murtha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		After serving in the Marines in the early 1950's, he re-enlisted in 1966, at the age of 34, and served in Vietnam, earning a Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts and the Vietnamese Cross for Gallantry, according to The Almanac of American Politics.
		When he won his House seat in a special election in February 1974 he became the first Vietnam veteran to serve in Congress.
		After serving in the Marines in the early 1950's, he re-enlisted in 1966, at the age of 34, and served in Vietnam, earning a Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts and the Vietnamese Cross for Gallantry
	nitpicker.blogspot.com /2005/11/murtha.html (881 words)

	Jeff Quinton - Backcountry Conservative: Destroyer Commissioning Saturday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		More than 35 years have elapsed since the late James Elliott Williams, a boatswain's mate commanding patrol boats along the Mekong River in Vietnam, earned the medals that would make him the most decorated enlisted man in U.S. Navy history.
		The former petty officer 1st class and Murrells Inlet resident earned three Purple Hearts, three Bronze Stars, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, two Silver Stars, the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor -- the nation's highest award for valor.
		Williams' most legendary exploit came on Oct. 31, 1966, when he and eight other sailors in two river patrol boats killed more than 1,000 North Vietnamese soldiers in a three-hour firefight that also sank or destroyed more than 65 enemy boats.
	www.jquinton.com /archives/002276.html (497 words)

	An Unlikely Lonesome Dove
		In his 37 years in the military, John Murtha won two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star with a Combat "V," and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
		As a Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania for the past 31 years, he has been a fierce hawk, championing conflicts in Central America and the Persian Gulf.
		It was enough to qualify Murtha for a third Purple Heart.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/17/AR2005111701536_pf.html (702 words)

	Federal Bureau of Investigation - Directors, Then and Now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He then joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served as an officer for three years, leading a rifle platoon of the Third Marine Division in Vietnam.
		He is the recipient of the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals, the Purple Heart, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
		Mueller earned a law degree from the University of Virginia Law School in 1973 and served on the Law Review.
	www.fbi.gov /libref/directors/mueller.htm (380 words)

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