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A special section layout out the basic military medals every 173rd Airborne paratrooper in the Vietnam War received for their service during the war 1965 to 1971. Special Thanks To: Medals of America for providing the medals in this video. To purchase replacement medals, ribbons, shadow boxes and more, visit [ Ссылка ]
The 173rd Airborne Brigade, also known as the "Sky Soldiers," served in Vietnam from May 1965 to August 1971. During that time, they participated in a number of campaigns and received several unit awards. Here is a list of the campaign credits with dates and unit awards of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam:

Campaign Credits:

Defense, 6 May 1965 to 31 December 1965
Counteroffensive, 1 January 1966 to 31 March 1966
Counteroffensive, Phase II, 1 April 1966 to 31 May 1966
Counteroffensive, Phase III, 1 June 1966 to 31 August 1966
Tet Counteroffensive, 1 February 1968 to 28 February 1968
Counteroffensive, Phase IV, 2 April 1968 to 30 June 1968
Counteroffensive, Phase V, 1 July 1968 to 1 November 1968
Counteroffensive, Phase VI, 2 November 1968 to 22 February 1969
Tet 69/Counteroffensive, 23 February 1969 to 8 June 1969
Summer-Fall 1969, 9 June 1969 to 31 October 1969
Winter-Spring 1970, 1 November 1969 to 30 April 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive, 1 May 1970 to 30 June 1970
Counteroffensive, Phase VII, 1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971
Unit Awards:

Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DAK TO DISTRICT, 24 June 1966 to 2 July 1966
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DONG AP BIA MOUNTAIN, 10 May 1969 to 20 May 1969
Valorous Unit Award for TAM KY PROVINCE, 26 September 1965 to 20 October 1965
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1965-1966
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1966-1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1967-1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1968-1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1969-1970
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1970-1971
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, 6 May 1965 to 30 April 1970
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, 1 May 1970 to 28 January 1973
Note: It's worth mentioning that the campaign credits and unit awards listed above are not exhaustive and that the 173rd Airborne Brigade received additional recognition for their service in Vietnam.
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