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Real US military issue Vietnam Service Medal set, includes the full size medal and ribbon in original box. Medal Description The medal was designed by Thomas H. Jones, a sculptor and former employee of the Institute of Heraldy, U.S. Army. Centered on the obverse of the medal is the figure of a dragon, behind a grove of bamboo trees. Below this design is the inscription "Republic of Vietnam Service." On the reverse of the medal is a cross-bow (the ancient weapon of Vietnam), surmounted by a lighted torch. Below this, along the outer edge are the words "United States of America" in raised letters. Ribbon Description The ribbon has a thin stripe of red in the center, flanked on either side by a narrow stripe of yellow, thin stripe of red, wide stripe of yellow, and a narrow stripe of green at the edges, or predominately yellow with three red stripes at the center and green stripes at the edges.