The VVA flag is an elegant presentation of American veterans’ service in the Vietnam War. VVA flags are proudly displayed at all Vietnam Veterans of America meetings and functions and in Veterans Affairs Committee chambers of both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Vietnam Veterans of America War Flag

1.  The background color is golden yellow, the primary color of the flag of the Republic of Vietnam and the ribbon of the Vietnam Service Medal.

2.  In the “hoist” of the flag, the seventeen brown stars, arranged in three vertical rows, represent the seventeen official campaigns of the Vietnam War.

3.  The insignia of VVA, including the identification inscription ;Vietnam Veterans of America is centered between the campaign stars and the “fly” of the flag.

4.  The VVA insignia incorporates the design of the flag of the Republic of Vietnam and the ribbon of the Vietnam Service Medal, which was awarded to all men and women who served in Southeast Asia and the contiguous waters or air space there-over from March 15, 1962, through January 28, 1973.

  • Advisory — 15 March 1962 – 7 March 1965
  • Defense — 8 March 1965 – 24 December 1965
  • Counteroffensive — 25 December 1965 – 30 June 1966
  • Counteroffensive, Phase II — 1 July 1966 – 31 May 1967
  • Counteroffensive, Phase III — 1 June 1967 – 29 January 1968
  • Tet Counteroffensive — 30 January 1968- 1 April 1968
  • Counteroffensive, Phase IV — 2 April 1968 – 30 June 1968
  • Counteroffensive, Phase V — 1 July 1968- 1 November 1968
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VI — 2 November 1968 – 22 February 1969
  • Tet 69/Counteroffensive — 23 February 1969 – 8 June 1969
  • Summer-Fall 1969 — 9 June 1969 – 31 October 1969
  • Winter-Spring 1970 — 1 November 1969 – 30 April 1970
  • Sanctuary Counteroffensive — 1 May 1970 – 30 June 1970
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VII — 1 July 1970 – 30 June 1971
  • Consolidation I — 1 July 1971 – 30 November 1971
  • Consolidation II — 1 December 1971 – 29 March 1972
  • Cease-Fire — 30 March 1972 – 28 January 1973

The 17 Campaigns represented the 17 Vertical Stars on the flag