Items from the John W. Vessey Collection

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This project was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

John Vessey's uniform

John Vessey's medal

Order of Military Merit, General Jose Maria Cordoba (Columbia)

Plaque of Appreciation from Governor of Gyeonggi Province, Son-Jae Sik (South Korea), 19 March 1979

John Vessey's ribbons full

Order of National Security Merit, Tong IL Medal (South Korea)

Knight Commander's Cross First Class (Austria)

Plaque from Admiral Bonnemaison (France), 19 March 1984

John Vessey's ribbons

Cross of Military Merit, Order of Honor (Greece)

John Vessey figurine from Army Aviation Center, 25 March 1982

Wooden Royal Barge boat model (Thailand)