Forgotten Heroes medal?

[fyrffytr1]

I found this medal/medallion today while helping my wife clean out her Mother's house. It's about the size of a half dollar. Can anyone give me any information on it?

 

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[Mackaydon]

The reverse side verse is from a poem entitled The Patriot:
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Here's the background to the poem. To those of us who served during the Viet Nam days, this is especially profound.
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It's really an historic artifact; congrats on the find.
Don.....

 

[fyrffytr1]

Thanks. I was in the Navy 1969-73 and served on the USS Enterprise 72-73 in the Tonkin Gulf.