"Tropic Lightening" 25th Infantry Division Vietnam Veterans' Authorized Medals and Insignia!
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
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The campaign credits and unit awards of the 25th Infantry Division, which served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1971:
Campaign Credits:
Counteroffensive, Phase II, 1 May 1966 to 31 May 1966
Counteroffensive, Phase III, 1 June 1966 to 31 August 1966
Counteroffensive, Phase IV, 2 September 1966 to 31 January 1967
Tet Counteroffensive, 1 February 1967 to 28 February 1967
Counteroffensive, Phase V, 1 March 1967 to 30 April 1967
Counteroffensive, Phase VI, 2 May 1967 to 30 June 1967
Consolidation I, 1 July 1967 to 30 November 1967
Consolidation II, 1 December 1967 to 29 February 1968
Tet 68 Counteroffensive, 23 February 1968 to 1 April 1968
Counteroffensive, Phase IV, 2 April 1968 to 30 June 1968
Counteroffensive, Phase V, 1 July 1968 to 1 November 1968
Counteroffensive, Phase VI, 2 November 1968 to 22 February 1969
Tet 69/Counteroffensive, 23 February 1969 to 8 June 1969
Summer-Fall 1969, 9 June 1969 to 31 October 1969
Winter-Spring 1970, 1 November 1969 to 30 April 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive, 1 May 1970 to 30 June 1970
Counteroffensive, Phase VII, 1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971
Unit Awards:
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for CU CHI DISTRICT, 5 May 1968 to 7 May 1968
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for CU CHI DISTRICT, 8 May 1968 to 10 May 1968
Valorous Unit Award for CU CHI DISTRICT, 25 August 1966 to 18 September 1966
Valorous Unit Award for TAY NINH PROVINCE, 1 January 1969 to 15 February 1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1966-1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1967-1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1968-1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation for VIETNAM 1969-1970
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, 1 January 1966 to 30 June 1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class, 1 January 1966 to 30 June 1970
Note: The campaign credits and unit awards listed above are not exhaustive and the 25th Infantry Division received additional recognition for their service in Vietnam.
I served in bravo company 2/14th infantry from Aug 1968 to April 1969 was wounded two times after being wounded I was transferred to another unit in April 69 ..new unit was delta company 58th infantry we were a infantry security rifle company in the central highlands west of quy nhon .lthe 25th was a great unit served with some unbelievable great soldiers..
My Grandpa was a part of the deployment in 66, and I'm so happy I came across this video.
I served with the 1/14 inf in Vietnam. We were 25th inf until Aug 1st 1967 when we were switched to the 4th division. Myself and the rest who served with me never ever considered ourselves as 4 th inf soldiers. When the 25th left Vietnam, so did the 1/14th, and were switched back to the 25th. Now, as then, I consider myself as a golden dragon, 25th inf division.
It's an amazing chanel with a cheerfull, warm and knowledgable host.
Great video and earned a like from me. I wore both the 1/5th and the 3/22. I started out in the 25th as a Bobcat 1980's. But during my time there, the Bobcats went to Korea. I suppose it was easier to deactivate the unit reactivate it in Korea rather then to move our entire battalion. So we became the 3/22. But I'll always be a Bobcat at heart.
I missed this so much.
Served with the 1/8 artillery as a counter mortar radar operator from Oct . '66 to Oct. '67. Very happy to get back to the "world" three months before TET.
I was in the 25th division.
First battalion, 35th infantry cacti
I truly enjoyed the video, it's very informative. Loved the part where you explained how a medal display frame is arranged in the correct order.
Recently finished multiple shadow boxes for my WWII relatives. I’m extremely proud of their service
Edit: 6:40 my x2 great Granduncle served in the 13th Artillery in WWI
I served with Charlie Company 84th ENGR.Battalion 25th INF.. But I see you left out the Engineer’s..
Sorry, could not find their crest.
Hey you forgot the 65th Engineers
Why nothing on the 1/19th Infantry Division? They were a part of the 25th ID until 1983. The unit is now stationed at Fort Benning GA.
I was with 1st brigade of the 25th infantry division in Afghanistan. Fought with 3rd battalion 21st infantry regiment which was in the 196th in Nam but was moved to the 25th afterwards. The only infantry unit still in the 1/25 from Nam is 1st battalion 5th infantry. It was strange because we were tropic lightning, but we were stationed in Alaska. So they just called us the arctic wolves instead. I hear they are standing up the 11th airborne to replace the 25th up there now though.
"I'll Try Sir"
@@DaleBrose I'll be damned lol. Good to hear from a brother from 1/5.
@@3-2bravo49 I knew if you were a Bobcat you would recognize that. For sure, great to connect with a brother. Of course, that was 36 years ago for me. At that time, the 1/5th was in F-Quad. Had the opportunity to go back the last time I was on Oahu just prior to Covid. They had changed F-Quad a lot since I left.
@@DaleBrose I was actually with 3/21 but one of my closest friends was with 1/5 and we fought together in the same area of operation once they figured out things were way too nasty for just one unit in the area. I consider anyone from 1/5 a brother.
@@3-2bravo49 Well OK. This is going to sound terrible of me, but again, this we more than 30 years ago.
But towards the end of my time on Schofield, the Bobcats were rotating into Korea. So the deativated us as the 1/5th and reactivated us as something else. I always thought it was the 3/21st. But looking at the crests in the video I thought, maybe I was wrong and it was the 3/22.
So you would know. Who were the Gimlets? Is that the 3/21st, because thats what we reactivated as.
Your 25th Avn Bn info is all wrong for this era.
Unit Citation can you were all of them
I hate to be "that" person but it's LIGHTNING not LIGHTENING.....