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Line 1: {{Infobox order \| name = National Order of Vietnam<br/>Bảo Quốc Huân Chương \| title = \| image = [[File:BaoQuocHuanChuongDe5.jpg\|125px]] Line 19: \| same = \| lower = [[Military Merit Medal (Vietnam)\|Military Merit Medal]] \| related = French [[~~Légion~~National ~~d'honneur~~Order of the Legion of Honour]]<br>French Colonial [[Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam]] }} Line 25: [[File:Vietnam_Fourragere_Mixed_colors_of_GC-MMM-NO.png\|200px\|thumb\|Fourragere (Mixed colors of Gallantry Cross, Military Merit Medal, and National Order)]] The '''National Order of Vietnam''' ({{lang-vi\|Bảo ~~quốc~~Quốc Huân ~~chương~~Chương}}) was a combined military-civilian decoration of [[South Vietnam]] and was considered the highest honor that could be bestowed upon an individual by the Republic of Vietnam government. The decoration was created in 1950 and was awarded to any person who performed "grandiose works, remarkable deeds, exhibited bravery, or for those who have honored and served the country by lofty virtues and outstanding knowledge." The National Order was modeled after the [[~~France~~French Fourth Republic\|French]] [[~~Légion~~National ~~d'honneur~~Order of the Legion of Honour]], and as such it was issued in five degrees:<ref name="RVN Medals"/><ref name="Sylvestor">{{cite book\|title=The Decorations and Medals of the Republic of Vietnam and Her Allies, 1950-1975\|first=John\|last=Sylvester Jr\|date=1 December 1995\|isbn=9781884452161\|publisher=Medals of America\|page=16}}</ref> Grand Cross -– wore the badge of the Order on a sash on the right shoulder, plus the star of the Order on the right stomach ORor just the star of the Order on the left stomach; Grand Officer -– wore the star of the Order on the right stomach; Commander -– wore the badge on a necklet; Officer -– wore the badge on a ribbon with [[rosette (decoration)\|rosette]] on the left chest; Knight -– wore the badge on a ribbon on the left chest. Both the badge and the star had the same design, as shown in the top right of this page. The ribbon was red with yellow borders. It was, in fact, the ribbon of the former [[Order of the Dragon of Annam]] when awarded by the Emperor of Annam himself (when awarded by the French Government the ribbon was green with orange borders). Line 73: [[Alfredo M. Santos\|Alfredo M. Santos (Philippines)]] [[Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia]] [[Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.\|Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.]] (1902–1985) [[Cao Văn Viên]] (1921–2008) [[General]], [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]], and [[Commander]], [[III Corps (South Vietnam)\|III Corps]]. [[Alexander Haig]] (1924–2010) Line 78 ⟶ 79: [[J. M. Abdul Aziz]] (1905–1958), Saigon business leader, recipient [[Legion d'Honneur]], French Red Cross{{citation needed\|date=January 2016\|reason=apparently inserted based on family records ([[WP:OR]]), see [[Special:Contributions/69.141.115.10]] }} [[Thanom Kittikachorn]] [[Sharon Ann Lane]] (1943–1969), U.S. Army Nurse [[Rembrandt C. Robinson]] (1924–1972), Commander Cruiser/Destroyer Group, USU.S. Seventh Fleet, Vietnam [[Ted Serong]] (1915–2002), Australian Army counter-insurgency expert, served in Vietnam 1962–1975 ==See also== [[~~List of military~~Orders, decorations~~#South Vietnam .28former.29\|Military awards~~, and ~~decorations~~medals of South Vietnam]] *[[Legion of Honour]] ==References==