Fatherland Defense Order

Fatherland Defense Order Huân chương Bảo vệ Tổ quốc
Type	Single-grade order
Awarded for	Individuals and collectives that have recorded achievements in training and building forces, consolidating the all-people defense and people's security.
Presented by	the Government of Vietnam
Eligibility	Vietnamese civilians, military personnel, and organization.
Status	Currently awarded
Established	26 November 2003
Precedence
Next (higher)	Labor Order
Next (lower)	Feat Order

The Fatherland Defense Order (Vietnamese: Huân chương bảo vệ tổ quốc) is an award conferred by the Government of Vietnam. It is awarded to individuals and organizations for achievements in training and building forces and in strengthening national defense and security.

Individual awards

It is conferred or posthumously conferred on individuals who satisfy one of the following criteria:

• Having inventions, scientific works or outstanding works of the State level;
• Having recorded unexpected exceptionally outstanding achievements or consistent devotion in the armed forces.

Collective awards

It is conferred on collectives which satisfy one of the following criteria:

• Having been conferred the second-class Fatherland Defense Order,^{[citation needed]} the Excellent Labor Collective or Determined-To-Win Unit title for the subsequent five consecutive years, and the Emulation Flag of the ministerial-, branch-. provincial- or central mass organization-level for three times or the Government's Emulation Flag twice;
• Having recorded unexpected exceptionally outstanding achievements.^[1]

See also

• Vietnam awards and decorations

References

This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 21:46