The medal "For distinction in military service " (Russian Медаль « За отличие в воинской службе ") was a military decoration of the former Soviet Union , which at 28 Was created in October 1974 in two classes. By the spring of 1981 about 3000 soldiers were awarded the Medal of the First Class, as well as about 25,000 soldiers with the second class . Until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, there should be 20,000 or 120,000 Entrusted .
