Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | |
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Type | Service medal |
Awarded for | 25 years service in the Soviet Armed Forces |
Presented by | Soviet Union |
Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | May 20, 1976 |
Total | ~800,000 |
The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (Russian: Медаль «Ветеран Вооружённых Сил СССР») was a long service award of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union established on May 20, 1976, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR[1] and awarded for twenty-five years of impeccable service to troops of the army, navy, of internal forces and of border troops. Its statute was twice amended by further decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, first on July 18, 1980[2] and lastly on January 10, 1984.[1]