Happy Veterans Day

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  1. beaver96

    beaver96 Well-Known Member

    Philippine Bataan Day commemorative.
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  3. Charles Ruge

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    This is the 1994 US Veterans set:

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    This is the 2002 West Point Proof coin:

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  4. stldanceartist

    stldanceartist Minister of Silly Walks

    Just remembered I have this cool little General John T "Blackjack" Pershing Medal (50th Anniversary of the return of the AEF) with the satiny-est of satiny finishes:

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  5. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    Just remembered this one, real shiny, difficult to photo. I am a member. CIB obv (1).JPG CIB rev (1).JPG
     
  6. Trish

    Trish Well-Known Member

    WP joined.jpg Our rockbound highland home :)
     
  7. Skyman

    Skyman Well-Known Member

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    Thank you VERY MUCH Veterans!!!!

    The first orbital rendezvous in history was between Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 in 1965. These two flights unquestionably put the US ahead of the USSR in the Space Race, which was every bit a battlefront in the Cold War. Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford on Gemini 6 were both USNA graduates, as was Jim Lovell on Gemini 7. Frank Borman, Commander of Gemini 7 was a USMA graduate. The crew of Gemini 7 at the time of rendezvous had been in orbit for a then record of 11 days. After rendezvous Schirra, who loved to pull pranks, told Borman that Stafford would start holding up signs to check on whether Borman's eyesight had deteriorated in weightlessness. He requested that Borman read out what the signs said. There was only one sign that Stafford held up. Needless to say, Borman did not say it aloud...
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  8. Trish

    Trish Well-Known Member

    LOL, that's because the sign makes no sense (BEAT NAVY!!). Thanks for that awesome story. :)
     
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  9. Razz

    Razz Critical Thinker

    Thank you Veterans for your service! Polish_20201111_195900950.jpg
     
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  10. Mike Davis

    Mike Davis Well-Known Member

    Spent the first 12 yrs of my life in the military. My father retired as a major in the army and sadly I missed the draft in the 70's due to knee injuries in high school. My father taught me to respect our military and I thank all of you for your service.
     
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  11. Wizank

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  12. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    It is interesting to note that my Dad earned the CIB (Combat Infantry Badge) before he became a Combat Medic. Ordinarily, medics are not entitled to the CIB.
     
  13. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    I knew some medics who did not carry a weapon; they were CO's - Conscientious Objectors. And that was OK, nobody gave them any static that I ever saw. It was all a long time ago and war is pretty much a young man's game.
     
  14. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Here are a few genuine World War II service medals.

    American theater

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    Europe

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    And before World War II started, the defense medal.

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  15. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

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  16. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Here is a World War I service medal. James Frazer, the artist who designed the Buffalo Nickel designed this piece.

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  17. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    Amazing stuff, thanks for showing us.
     
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  18. Razz

    Razz Critical Thinker

    A relative's medal; I have no backstory on the US serviceman who earned this but it belong to my gramps, who was too young to serve in WWI. The ribbon is a bit worn but the medal is in great shape. I received it in a small cloth bag. France bar on the ribbon indicates the theater in which the recipient participated, I think. John's looks like battle bars as well. DSCN2470~3.JPG DSCN2469~3.JPG DSCN2469~4.JPG DSCN2470~4.JPG
     
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  19. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    These World War I and II items are not very expensive. I think that I have about $200 in the whole the collection. Naturally the World War I item is hardest one.
     
  20. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    I never went to clear awards and decorations when I was ready to ETS. I had a bad attitude by then. I did keep my CIB and Jump Wings tho.
    Those guys in WWII went through some really bad hell. 1967 PH 1 p obv.JPG 1967 PH 1 p rev.JPG
     
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