Order of Precedence to wearing

GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1962

The British General Service Medal of 1962 was issued to those Australians with the Australian Army Training Team who served in Viet Nam prior to Australia's military commitment 1964 with clasp South Vietnam.

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VIETNAM MEDAL

The Vietnam Medal was established on 8 June 1968 to recognise service in Vietnam between 29 May 1964 and .27 January 1973. Qualifying service includes:

• Twenty-eight days in ships or craft on inland waters or off the coast of Vietnam

• One day or more on the posted strength of a unit or formation on land

• One operational sortie over Vietnam or Vietnamese waters by aircrew on the posted strength of a unit

• Official visits either continuous or aggregate of 30 days.

SOUTH VIETNAMESE CAMPAIGN MEDAL

This medal was issued by the South Vietnamese government and is a foreign medal. The Order of Precedence places this medal is last in the medal/ribbon row. Foreign wards and medals are worn if officially recognised and gazetted by the Australian government. The precedence within foreign medals is set according to the date it was awarded.

The qualifying period for this medal was 180 days in country, the exception being if repatriated home as killed or wounded. It is not  available for those awarded the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal.

VIETNAM LOGISTIC AND SUPPORT MEDAL 

The Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal was established on 24 February 1993 to recognise the contribution of those who played a support role during the Vietnam Campaign. Recipients are drawn from both Defence Force Service personnel and others such as those whose role was to take care of the welfare, comfort and entertainment of Australian Defence Force personnel; the crews of Qantas aircraft flying into Saigon, and others.

Medals specifically struck and issued for military personnel who serve outside Australia on war-like service are issued the Australian Active Service Medal, non war-like service the Australian Service Medal. Each carries a clasp designating the region or country the service.   

AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL 1945-1975

 
The Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 was established in 1997 to recognise, by way of an Australian medal, service in operational areas by veterans who served in Korea, Malaya during the Emergency, Indonesia during Confrontation and in Vietnam. The medal may also be awarded to certain non military personnel whose role was supportive rather than involved with active operations against the enemy.

AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1964-75

Description
The Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 was established in 1995 to recognise the part played by Australian service personnel who had not previously received an award for their service during the period 1945 to 1975 in overseas peace keeping and other non-warlike activities.

 AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL       (Post 1975)

The Australian Active Service Medal was established on 13 September 1988 to recognise service in prescribed areas. The award of the medal will be made with a Clasp to denote the prescribed operation and any subsequent award to the same person will be made in the form of a further Clasp to the Medal. Awards of the Medals and Clasp/s will be made by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Chief of the Defence Force or his delegate.

AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL (Post 1975)

The Australian Service Medal was instituted to recognise service in a prescribed peacekeeping but non- warlike operation. The award of the Medals will be made with a Clasp to denote the prescribed operation and any subsequent award of to the same person will be made in the form of a further Clasp to the Medal. Awards of the Medals and Clasp/s will be made by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Chief of the Defence Force or his delegate