Vietnam Civil Actions Medal

Civil Actions Medal
Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal, First Class
Awarded by the Republic of Vietnam
Type	Military medal (Two class decoration): First Class - Officers Second Class - Enlisted personnel
Eligibility	Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces and its military allies.
Awarded for	Performing outstanding achievements (meritorious achievements) in the field of civil affairs.
Statistics
Established	May 12, 1964
First awarded	1964
Last awarded	1975
Precedence
Next (higher)	Training Service Medal
Equivalent	Good Conduct Medal
First class ribbon (officer) Second class ribbon (enlisted) Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation Emblem with Palm and Frame (in the color of the Civil Actions Medal, First Class) Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation Streamer (with Palm) (in the color of the Civil Actions Medal)

The Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal (Dân Vụ Bội Tinh) also known as the Vietnam Civil Actions Medal or Civil Actions Medal, is a military decoration of the former Government of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam, 1955–75). The medal was created on May 12, 1964 during the Vietnam War. The Civil Actions Medal was awarded to the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces and its Allies military personnel or units that performed outstanding achievements in the field of civil affairs. The medal was awarded in two classes, with the first class intended for commissioned officers and the second class for enlisted personnel. Individuals who were cited received the medal, ribbon, and a citation.

The Republic of Vietnam authorized members of a unit awarded the Civil Action medal to wear the Civil Actions Unit Citation Emblem with Palm and Frame (Civil Actions Medal, First Class color). Only one unit citation emblem with palm and frame could be worn on the service uniform. The ribbon with palm and frame (no medal or citation) is authorized for the unit award of the medal.

The Civil Actions Medal, occasionally referred to as the Civic Actions Medal, is a bronze eight pointed star with alternating points of the star lined, superimposed by a disk with a figure of a soldier, a child, and a farmer with a shovel, all enclosed by a white enamel designation band inscribed Dân Vụ (Civil Action) at the top and Bội Tinh (Medal) at the bottom. The Republic of Vietnam made some revisions pertaining to the Civil Actions Medal in 1965 and 1967.

The Civil Action Medal, First and Second Class, has a suspension ribbon and service ribbon that is Bottle Green and Scarlet. The first class color is distinguished from the second class color by the first class medal having two narrow red stripes in the center of the medal's ribbon. The Civil Actions Unit Citation Emblem is in the first class color only.

The first Civil Action Medal was awarded without a ribbon device. Each additional award of the medal had one of four devices representing four levels an individual was cited from; a large palm indicated a citation from the Armed Forces level. Subsequent award devices were attached on service and suspension ribbons of the medal. The unit citation emblem has a small palm and thin gold frame for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and thick gold frame for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force: