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  • You are entitled to wear the ribbon only if your unit, in this case your ship, was awarded the ribbon by the South Vietnamese government or if you were personally awarded the ribbon. I could not find record of any naval unit or TF being awarded the ribbon. Most units or individuals that got it were Army or USMC. Going ashore for briefings does not constitute service to the South Vietnamese government to suppress civil unrest.

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