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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3521430, member: 24633"]Thanks, but it's not the same. My Dad's name was engraved on the two Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars, but his framed display was made unique by several things: 1) Even though my Dad was a Medic, he earned the Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) before he became a medic. 2) Included in the display was his wooden POW tag which allowed him access to the various camps to treat other POW's. 3) His dog tags were also in the display. 4) Finally, his records were lost somehow during the Battle of the Bulge, and they had to be "made up" after the war ended. The Army wasn't very efficient along these lines. In 1995 or 1996, the French government decided to award a special medal to all of the American GI's who participated in Operation Overlord, but my Dad's records were incomplete so he did not receive the medal. My Mom actually produced photocopies of all of the "V-Mail" she received from my Dad while he was on the front lines, and by a special act of the French government, Dad was awarded the medal in 1997, just a few months before he died. </p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3521430, member: 24633"]Thanks, but it's not the same. My Dad's name was engraved on the two Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars, but his framed display was made unique by several things: 1) Even though my Dad was a Medic, he earned the Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) before he became a medic. 2) Included in the display was his wooden POW tag which allowed him access to the various camps to treat other POW's. 3) His dog tags were also in the display. 4) Finally, his records were lost somehow during the Battle of the Bulge, and they had to be "made up" after the war ended. The Army wasn't very efficient along these lines. In 1995 or 1996, the French government decided to award a special medal to all of the American GI's who participated in Operation Overlord, but my Dad's records were incomplete so he did not receive the medal. My Mom actually produced photocopies of all of the "V-Mail" she received from my Dad while he was on the front lines, and by a special act of the French government, Dad was awarded the medal in 1997, just a few months before he died. Chris[/QUOTE]
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