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    Michael Joseph Blassie (1948 - 1972)
    Original Vietnam Unknown soldier. He was shot down while flying his aircraft as a member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron near An Loc, South Vietnam. He was originally buried in Arlington...
  • Herbert Eugene Smith (1936 - 1976)
    Herbert was living in Appalachicola, FL when he enlisted and was a member of the 388th Combat Support Group, Udorn Airbase, Thailand. On July 29, 1966, he was a crew member of a Douglas Skytrai...
  • Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy William H. Plackett (1937 - 2016)
    William Howard Plackett (April 4, 1937 – March 4, 2016) was a senior sailor in the United States Navy who served as the sixth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
  • Michael Reinert Blanchfield (1950 - 1969)
    Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award posthumously (presented to his family) from President Richard M. Nixon at the White House for his actions as a specialist 4 with Company...
  • Clifford Grady Rhodes (1946 - 1966)
    FLORDIA PFC TRP A 12 CAB 1 CAB DIV (AM) VIETNAM PH Clifford G Rhodes Vietnam War Gold Star Veteran from Florida Clifford G Rhodes Vietnam War Vietnam WarFlorida ▼ Content Integrity Note

The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) was first intended to be a "blanket campaign medal" awarded to service members who served honorably during a designated time period of when a "national emergency" had been declared during a time of war or conflict. It may also be issued to active military members for any other period that the Secretary of Defense designates.

To date, the NDSM has been awarded for four specific time periods, which roughly correspond to the Korean War (1950-1954), Vietnam War (1961-1974), Gulf War (1990-1995), and the Global War on Terrorism (2001-2022).

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