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O-09 BRAVERY ORDER
  Huân chương Dũng cảm

The 26 November 2003 regulations established the order and specified the award criteria as :

  Article 50.-
  The "Bravery Order" shall be conferred or posthumously conferred on individuals who have taken brave acts to save people or property of the State and/or the people.

The 30 September 2005 implementation guidelines provide more detail on award criteria :

  Article 38. Bravery Order
  The Bravery Order to give or give away to cadres, soldiers, militia and people of all ages, regardless of age, acts bravely to save people and save the State's property, of people; achieve one of the following criteria:
  1. Not afraid of sacrificing life, determined to save people and save the State's property and people when they encounter fires or natural disasters; the courage to protect the State's property, the life and property of citizens before criminals or bravely assaulting dangerous places caused by epidemics in order to protect the lives of the people; Achievements have the effect of encouraging, educating, setting a good example in the province, city and region.
  2. Having made a heroic sacrifice while saving people, saving the State's property, being respected by people, setting an example and studying.

The 19 May 2006 regulations (re?)designed the order :

  Article 13 . "Bravery Order"
  Stalk Medal the outer border is yellow, clear with silk Rayon woven in red flags, there are two green lines, with a 3-micron gold Nico gold-plated copper core; size 28mm x 14mm.
  Stylized A-medal strips with silk Rayon woven in red flags,    There are two green lines, reinforced with gold-plated red copper Nico alloy 3 microns; size 28mm x 51mm x 41mm x 51mm.
  Body Medal a stylized eight-pointed star, with the words "Bravery Order" (red) on a yellow background, in the middle is a five-pointed golden star shining on a red background, underneath the words "Vietnam" (red ), surrounded by two spare branches, the outer diameter of eight star vertices is 41mm, the material of red copper plated with Nico alloy is 3 microns thick.

The 15 April 2010 decree updated the 30 September 2005 implementation guidelines :

  Article 38. "Bravery Order"
  "Bravery Order" for giving or giving away to cadres and soldiers of the People's Army and the People's Police; Militia, communal police, cadres, civil servants, civil servants and people of all classes, regardless of age, take brave actions in fighting and preventing crimes, saving people and saving properties of the State, of the people; achieve one of the following criteria:
  1. Not afraid of sacrificing life, bravely saving people and saving properties of the State and people when they encounter fires, natural disasters, accidents and disasters; the courage to protect the State's property, the life and property of citizens before criminals or bravely assaulting dangerous places caused by epidemics in order to protect the lives of the people; Achievements have the effect of encouraging, educating, setting a good example in the province, city and region.
 

2. Having made a heroic sacrifice while rescuing people, saving properties of the State and the people, being respected by people, setting examples and studying.

9/C DESIGN OF 2014
  one class - redesigned 10 September 2014 and 20 July 2018; guildelines 31 July 2017

(regulations pending)