MACV–SOG Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill would award a single Congressional Gold Medal to all service members of the MACV–SOG unit from the Vietnam War, honoring their bravery and tough missions in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The bill explains that these special operations teams carried out dangerous tasks like rescues, reconnaissance, sabotage, and more, often in secret. Many never came home, and their work was kept classified for years, leaving families without full recognition of their sacrifice .

After the medal is presented, it would go to the Smithsonian for display and research. The Treasury can make and sell bronze copies to the public to cover costs. The U.S. Mint’s fund would pay to produce the medals, and the medals would be treated as national commemorative items .

• Who is honored: Service members of MACV–SOG, a joint special operations group from the Vietnam War, known for high‑risk missions and heavy losses .
• What changes: A Congressional Gold Medal is awarded; the Smithsonian holds it; bronze duplicates may be sold to cover expenses .
• Why it matters: It gives long‑overdue public recognition to secret missions and the people who carried them out, including those missing or killed .