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Sea, Base, & Fleet are Navy-Marine Corps - Coast Guard Bars

Foreign Service Bar was for Army & Air Corps (It resembles WWI Victory Battle bars)

Bill

Why is the FOREIGN SERVICE one a different shape to the rest?

Coastie, may I use your images of them on my website please? Hadn't seen them before.

This may be off-topic....This is a bar purchased at a flea market outside Paris around 1991

Bill

It was called "The Green Hornet" (slang) in the late 1940's and 1950's

Bill

Hi Bill,

Welcome to the GMIC!! I hope that you enjoy your stay!

Hey Coastie,

Can you make a closeup scan of the reverse of the medal? I had no idea that there was that much writing on the back.

Thanks Paul

R/Bill

Very nice....the ring style medal was not in production very long

Bill

[attachmentid=58041]I was just moving some things around and thought I'd take a picture

While undergoing "boot camp" at MCRD San Diego in the summer of 1979 we received a surprise inspection from the Commandant.....General Louis Wilson. As he passed by me I noticed that he only wore one row of ribbons on his shirt....MOH, Navy DSM, and Silver Star. I guess when you have the highest honor, everthing else doesn't really matter.