Ribbon for RVN Staff Service 1st Class Medal worn by Maj. Colin Powell
date: label: Date
content: July 28, 1969
name: label: Issued by
content: Republic of Vietnam, Vietnamese, 1955 - 1975
label: Received by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Department of Defense
notes: label: Description
content: One (1) Republic of Vietnam Staff Service First Class Medal ribbon worn by Major Colin L. Powell, earned for his military service in Vietnam in 1969. This square metal and cloth ribbon (also called service ribbon or ribbon bar) features four (4) striped colors in the following order: light green, black, bright red, white, bright red, white, bright red, white, bright red, black, and light green. When worn on the Army Service uniform, it is attached at the proper left chest above the breast pocket.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.62
objectType: label: Type
content: ribbon bars
label: Type
content: insignias
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: polyester on brass (alloy)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (1 × 3.7 × 0.5 cm)