Republic of Vietnam Service medal issued to First Lieutenant John E. Warren Jr.

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The Republic of Vietnam Service medal issued for First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr. features a rounded bronze medal. The ribbon is yellow with green edges and three red stripes in the center. The ribbon is embedded in the upraised edges of the gold pinback. The pinback has text on the back that reads, [? G.I.]. The medal hangs from its ribbon by a circular metal loop. The front of the medal has an image of a dragon in a bamboo forest and the inscription below, [REPUBLIC OF / VIETNAM / SERVICE]. The back of the medal has an image of a crossbow pointing up with a torch is place of an arrow. Underneath is printed, [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA].

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