Eric K.

It was pretty much by accident, but I did find it while still in the store so it the desk cost a little more but well worth it.I also found some photo's but they were in terrible shape Eric

Sorry, I just noticed that there was n HJ section so this is in the wrong area , Eric

the jar was in the middle section here and this beautiful roll top (maker on the desk is dated 1810) was used as a work bench, You just never know what you'll find hidden in the nooks and cranny's Eric

you can say that again, this is the desk it was in, both the badge and the packet was in a jar full of nails and screws :speechless1:I bought the desk too, Eric

I might be mistaken but I was told awhile back that when you see a 57er medal bar with the ribbon crossed over the top it means it was an EK1 and the regular straight ribbon would be the EK2, makes sense to me but I dont know how accurate that is?????? Eric

The back is great, and the author was quite the artist!! it looks way better in person.

Hey guys, since I'm rumaging around and packing my collection up I decided to to take a few pics, I;m sure Chris will like the front of this postcard, but the back is even better than the front!!! It's interesting ( at least to me!!!) that when you look at the dates on the EK series you see the 1813/14 and 1870/71 but on the bottom all you get is 1914 I'm sure there was more than a few soldiers hoping this would be a 1914/15 EK

Here's my feeble attempt at a close up, like the other pics I posted don't mind the date, I just changed batteries in the camera

I 've posted this bar ages ago on a different forum, but figured I'd bring this bad boy back out, I really like the cypher and it's very well made, it has a tiny EK1 type pin system . I know it's nothing spectacular but it's one of my favorites.

sorry about the photo's of the eagles but this is as good as I can get with this camera, got these from my favorite "source" hahaha thanks again Christian!!!!!!!.... Oh yeah don't mind the other riff raff around those 2 beauties!!!!!

and the back,

Just picked this up today ( don't mind the date on the pic...just changed batteries ) pretty nice with serial numbers matching the award and packet. Eric

terrible !!!!! sorry about the focus eric

This usually is'nt my field of collecting but I couldn't pass it up

As always Rick you are the man!!!!! Thanks alot for the research , it's always good to put a name to the face. Eric (still epsonless)

Well I really hate to get off topic here but it had nothing to to do with taking a wrong turn... I'll just say that war is hell when your looking for cell phone reception Eric

OH Boy!!!Don't bring that one up Chris!! I was fairly good friends with Sgt. Stone and I know the REAL deal on that story . Eric

Ed, you see that in para 3. it says Your not entitled to the GWOTEM as a staging unit in Kuwait ....but if your there longer than the 2 week in processing your considered permanent party...which entitles you the GWOTEM Eric

AHHH the campaign star, Alot of us are wondering whenif this is going to happen, as of now theres no word but it would make sense, I mean I have a star on my NDM so why not put a couple more on the Iraq Afghan medals? And then what about the stars on the CIB??? ( I know a little off topic) Afghanistan and Iraq are the same theatre so it's not authorized BUT pertaining the the GWOTEM Kuwait is a different theatre???? The pain!!!!! Eric

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But of course if you have the GWOTEM you can "trade it in for the IraqAfghan campaign, but like most people they just wait for the next tour to get the campaign medals. Eric

It does get confusing, Im wearing at the moment the GWOTSM ,GWOTEM AND the Iraq campaign medal.... most don't get both (Iraq and GWOTEM) mot guys got the expeditionary medal which means no Iraq campaign or vice versa. I was stuck in Kuwait for a little over a month which earned me the GWOTEM then once in Iraq I got the campaign medal which technically is a different Theatre.....wheeeew not sure if that makes much sense Eric

everyone in the Army gets one as soon as you graduate basic, the expeditionary medal you actually have to "earn" well at least go overseas for 1 day hahaha Eric

These are great badges and one of my first pieces in my collection, Anyone have a picture of it being worn? Eric

Hey tony, Excellent job, I wished I would have read this sooner....... you taking any more trips in the near future??? Eric