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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Honolulu Dick, post: 1092505, member: 24745&quot;]Being but one of the 30-million who served since 1775, I&#039;m absolutely thrilled with the imagery shown on the $5 gold obverse.&nbsp; Having been a Grunt, I thoroughly identify with the magnificent Riflemen [through the age] as depicted.&nbsp; We laughingly called ourselves One One Bullets.&nbsp; The Army MOS [military occupational specialty]&nbsp; for a rifleman is 11B.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grunts have tough-gutted pride.&nbsp; We comprise only 12% of the Army, yet account for 87% of the casualty rate.&nbsp; We believe that if you don&#039;t got boots-on-the-ground, you don&#039;t got nothing.&nbsp; Good men willingly suffer to gain that ground.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my Grunt oriented mind, this is one highly desirable Challenge Coin ~ although rather pricey.&nbsp; It is no more than a coin and mine will be obtained for what it represents, and not for its bullion value.&nbsp; Couldn&#039;t care less about that.</p><p><br /></p><p>It represents: One Flag, One Language and One Nation Under God.&nbsp; We paid for that with generations of American blood.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just love that Big Red One patch.&nbsp; After all, if you are going to be one, be a Big Red One.&nbsp; You guys took so many casualties in Nam that the medevac chopper pilots dubbed your unit the Big Dead One.&nbsp; Only thing better are Paratroopers and Rangers.&nbsp; Half way around the world, Paratroopers are jumping-in and Rangers are roping-in while the remainder of the Army is still lacing their boots.&nbsp; Sorry &#039;bout that![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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