Glorious Fighter Medal

The Medal of Honorable Service is a type of medal of the State of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam), first established under the Ordinance of September 12, 1961, of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and promulgated under Decree No. 52/CT of September 16, 1961, by the President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and established for a second time under the Law on Emulation and Commendation (promulgated on November 26, 2003).

When first established, the Medal of Honorable Service was not divided into classes and was awarded or posthumously awarded to military personnel who had contributed to building the People’s Army of Vietnam after the Resistance War against the French (July 20, 1954), and had served on active duty for at least 3 years but less than 5 years. The commendation decision was signed by the Prime Minister.