Vietnam Medal Ribbon issued by The United Daughters Of The Confederacy

This is a very rare and unique find. This is a Medal/Ribbon that was awarded to a Vietnam Veteran who had family that served in The Civil War as well. Look around, you will not find another one like it!!! This is a museum quality piece. This is history in your hands!!

The medal and ribbon are in perfect condition. There are no scratches on the solid bronze medal and the ribbon stitching is nice and tight. The vivid yellow, red, and green colors of the Vietnam war of the fabric is bright and clean. Due to the fact that the medal is solid bronze, it is quite heavy for its size. Everything is in mint condition.

Here are what the colors stand for on the Vietnam ribbon:

Red stands for the three Vietnamese empires of Tonkin, Annam, & Cochin China. Green stands for the Vietnamese jungles. Yellow stands for the imperial color of Vietnam. Tonkin is the northern third, Annam was the middle third, and Cochin China was the southern third of Vietnam.

The ribbon is connected to the bronze medal and has “UDC” intertwined. The UDC stands for the United Daughters of The Confederacy. The bronze medal has “CREANTURE” (meaning Creates), “FORTES” (meaning Strong), and “FORTIBUS” (meaning Brave), and the dates of 1861 – 1865, which are the dates from the U.S. Civil War. It has “VIETNAM SERVICE” with a cross of “13 STARS”.

The medal was awarded to Archie Cannon at the UDC Virginia Division annual convention in 1989. The convention was held in Woodstock, VA. He also received medal #1956 for his service in the Korean War at the same time he was awarded the Vietnam Medal. The UDC also had medals that were awarded to WW I and WW II veterans as well. This is the only one that I have seen for Vietnam.

That’s all I know about the medal. There is a serial number of 1528 and “MACRO-BRONZE” stamped on the back which may produce further info if you do some more investigation.