The unit citation was referred to as the Vietnam Civil Actions Unit
Citation with Palm, or as the Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation with
Civil Actions Colors by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast
Guard. The unit citation was awarded to US Army units during the
Vietnam War as the Civil Actions Honor Medal, FC. The award does not have a medal, it is a ribbon award.
The Civil Actions Unit Citation Emblem was awarded to all members of a
military command or unit who had participated in civic actions to such a
degree as would warrant an individual Vietnam Civil Actions Medal. The
unit citation ribbon uses the Vietnam Civil Actions Medal design (First
Class with two thin red stripes in center) service ribbon
with a bronze palm enclosed in a thin gold frame for the U.S. Navy,
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Air Force, and a thick gold frame for
U.S. Army personnel.
Regulations
of the U.S. various military branches pertaining to the wearing of
medals, awards, and decorations permits the display of both the Civil
Actions Medal and service ribbon signifying an individual award of the
medal (if authorized) and/or the gold-framed ribbon signifying a
member's unit award of the medal as the Civil Actions Medal Unit
Citation (if authorized).
The Civil Actions Medal and the Civil Actions Unit Citation with Palm
and Frame ribbon were awards bestowed by the Republic of Vietnam to
foreign military personnel. The Civil Actions Unit Citation was awarded
to members of cited units of the United States Army and United States Marine Corps which had participated in local police actions to suppress civil unrest in certain areas of South Vietnam, and all United States Coast Guard members for providing medical care to the South Vietnamese population (Medical Civic Action Program Medical or "MEDCAPS").
