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This one shows a group of what appears to be general officers, hard to make out the exact rank though. It appears that the Airforce officer may be a general officer, maybe even Lorenzo's friend General Sada!! Let me know what you think!

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Here he is seated with another unidentified general, a Liwa' (2 star). I also have a photo of General Khairalla in this same setting recieving a plaque of some sort with a woman, perhaps his wife??

So, now that General Adnan Khairalla has been identified, its time to ID his general buddies! All of the following pictures have been cropped down to just show ranks and faces. First up is this maroon beret wearing Airborne General, a Fariq (3 star). Two pictures of him...............

Sorry Lorenzo, until I get home this is all that I have. I am at my wfe's mercy when it comes to photographing new items or getting various angles of items in my collection. She barely tolerates my hobby as it is, no need to poke the bee's nest if I want any honey when I get back!

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Lorenzo,

Thanks you for the inquiry to your friend. I have about a dozen 8x10 pictures of Adnan Khairallah, all from a photo album my unit brought back in 2006. Once we had been hom for a few months and got an influx of new personel, the new people in charge decided to get rid of them, I saved as many as I could. I have only been able to find a few thumbnail sized pictures to compare mine to, but it looks like the same man to me!

Here are the ones I have found for comparison.

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Desert Pattern

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I thought that the red stripe indiacted completion of the Iraqi military college. Here are a few of mine from an IA Colonels uniform.

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Hello all, I am still attempting to identify this Iraqi General. He shows the rank of General, or Fareeq Awal. I can't find any pictures that match him, but with that nose it should be possible for someone to ID him.

Thanks!!!

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The seller sent me a these additional pictures, shows that the top doesn't look to have been filed down. It is an interesting item, I will load better pics once I recieve the item.

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Was this cross designed to be worn as a pin by the owner or by the manufacturer? I haven't seen a pinback like this one before, was it meant to be worn in this fashion?

Thanks,

Sivart

Sivart-- do you have a regulatory reference for the "fact" that officers don't wear marksmanship badges? AR 670-1 does not make any such distinction, and AR 600-8-22 says that marksmanship badges may be awarded to all military (and a few civilian) personnel. They certainly were earned and worn in the late 70s and early 80s by officers in my units. I know many officers do not wear them (I have always believed that most officers can't shoot worth a damn, and simply didn't want to wear "sharpshooter" medals when their enlisted troops could demonstrate a higher level). I always wore mine with my uniform (expert on several weapons) as an officer, and none of my superiors ever questioned it. I never questioned it as a commander when my officers wore them, as I could not (and cannot) find a regulation which prohibits it. Doc

Doc - The only regulation I have seen which precludes officers from wearing marksmanship awards is that of foreign marksmanship awards in AR 600-8-22, Apendix D. I was speaking of my own exprience, I have never seen an officer wear marksmanship badges of any kind. In speaking to various field grade officers at hand, it is apparently unofficial knowledge that they are not to be worn, because as they put it, "Officers are expeced to be experts at everything!" It is definatey the norm now, and without being official or "fact", it is common knowledge. However, as you know, many micro-cultures exist within any army and certain specific behaviors are observed and enforced, without regard to regulation. Since the soldier in question served much nearer to the time frame that you did, I expect that your answer may be more correct in this case.

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Great to see a family member making the effort!

best

Chris

I agree. It is great that you have made a real effort to commemorate your father's service, the shadow box is looking good!

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Hey guys i have another question for you.

Iv been digging through my dads old records from when he first enlisted back in 1970, and i have a form called DA Form 20, and on the back it says (Awards and Decorations) and under neeth i see his "PRCHT BDGE" or Parachute Badge. There are also M60 Badge W/BAR, M72 Badge W/BAR, M79 Badge W/BAR, H/G or H/6 "im not sure if its g or 6) W/BAR, M16 Badge W/BAR.

Now i have his Expert Qualification Badge and on it has only 1 bar that says Rifle.

Should there be more on this then just Rifle? Like the M60, M72, M79, H/G, M16 ? I assume M72 would be Grenade Launcher, H/G is Hand Grenade and so forth ? Or am i mistaken ?

The parachute badge would be authorized for wear on his uniform, 1/4 inch above the top row of ribbons. Army officers, including warrant officers, do not wear marksmanship badges of any type, so the ones you have were from his enlisted career, before he went to the "darkside". A maximum of three bars are authorized per marksmanship badge, though I have seen PX ranger types sporting five before!

Also, if that tie tack represents an award he recieved, there should be a senior aviator badge there somewhere. It would be worn 1/2 inch above the parachutists badge.

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Did you ever try fixing this medal?

Darrell,

No, I haven't attempted to fix it because I have a number of months before I will get my hands on it. Although I have been able to coerce my wife into taking pictures of the items I have recieved while gone, I don't want her messing with them too much! The only benefit of being gone for so long is that I don't have to face the boss when my newest shiny toys arrive there at home!

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Hi sivart,

it is not a tinnie, it is a membership badge.

NS.-Kriegsopferversorgung NSKOV

Please see here:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS-Kriegsopferversorgung

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSKOV

Regards

Uwe

Thanks for the clarification Uwe. After a quick look, I was able to find one or two more of these badges online, but neither were marked on the reverse like this one is. Are these items often faked? I will post an image of the reverse in hopes that it might be possible to determine if it is a fake. I got this item for really cheap, so I wouldn't be surprised to find that it is a copy.

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My first tinnie. Unsure where to post this as I do not know what it relates to. Maker is Deschler, marked on the reverse. I assume it to be common, but I didn't find it in the threads I looked in.

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Reuben Morgan graduated in '42 from NC State and served as a LT in the Signal Corps. Later in his career, he became a quartermaster and eventually made it to LTC. He died in 1991. I am putting together the FOIA stuff now in hopes to reveal more of his history. I was surprised to get this medal for as little as I did, I guess I just thought that officer grade awards that are named would demand a higher price than the $50 I paid. But, I am new to this so maybe I am wrong, please let me know if I am. Here is a closeup of the engraved name.

Agh-- you SCARED me-- I thought you meant the suspension struck in one piece with the star itself!

That little wire ring is no problem... easily bent back together. If you are careful with pliers it won't even show scratchs.

PS Bend that wire ring to shape all by itself FIRST and THEN with a little opening "front to back" not "side to side" SLIP it onto the suspension of the star and wiggle it through the ribbon while you still have a gap and THEN simply flatten the wire ring so it doesn't slip out.

Don't go trying to squish the wire ring into shape with it looped THROUGH the star suspension!

Thanks Rick. As I am away from home for the next few (forever!) months, I will do that when I get back rather than trust the wife with it! What era LOM's were struck in one piece as opposed to the one shown? I really like these awards, they are one of the few US items that look great with the enamel and affordable for me.

Perhaps its nothing to quibble about, just looking for your opinions.

I recieved this named LOM the other day in the mail. The suspension ring had been stretched out and was entirely removed from the ribbon. The medal itself and case are in great shape for a 50's era item. Would you simply attach the medal back to the ribbon and press the ring back into place or return the whole thing? How fragile are these rings, I have little experience with these medals? Pictured is the medal as advertised and then as arrived. Any advice????

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Here is a picture of a group of these buttons, I don't recall if the silver ones were marked and I didn't take a picture of the back of them. The smaller brass colored buttons are just the same as the larger but marked 16mm.

This makers mark look to anyone else like an Assman? The front of this button is of the Iraqi republican eagle, I think for a military or police uniform. Any thoughts?

I spotted this pin in a lot of misc pins for sale. I dont recognize it, does anyone here recognize it??

Sorry about the picture, best I could do.

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Got this the other day, apparently it used to belong to an Iraqi officer who received it in the 70's or 80's. Information is kind of sketchy as an interpreter gave it to me. Were these things commonly given to foreign military members or did one have to earn them? I am guessing by the quality of the pin that they are very common and mass produced, but this officially constitutes my first Soviet piece!

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