TacHel

Beautiful!

Looking forward to seeing them again once you've worked your magic on them!

It's a medal bestowed to security forces who ensured the safety of the athletes and installations... What's funny about it?

Here are the Medals "All-Army competition" 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Still seeking ministerial orders.

-- CLICK ON PIC FOR FULL SIZE

Very nice!! Good for you!

Simply beautiful!!! The FJ deco looks like a photo! Superb work!

Good point...

TANK BIATHLON CLICK HERE

Thing is, they actually call it "World Championship..."

We need to go with a few Abrams and Leo 2s!

Wow! Looks awesome!

Paul

The coloured backing on the rank pips is/was a British custom, adopted by the Canadians and the pink/purple is particular to the RCAMC I believe.

Peter

Correct, and it was just reintroduced.

Wow...

Wow...

Just...

Wow...

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing! You now have an entire community looking for pics also!

Welcome to GMIC!

ADDENDA: I just noticed, the M.I.D. document mentions he should've received the 1st bar to his C.D. on 17-04-1961 and he released from the service on 14-10-1961, so there should be a silver rosette on his CD ribbon.

It is not uncommon (even today!), to receive these 1 or 2 years (or more) late... I figure he must've received it upon release and never bothered to upgrade a uniform he would no longer wear and propably only sewed on the bar to the award itself. Should you decide to add the rosette, the jacket would still be 100% accurate. Should you desire such a rosette, send me a PM, I have a few period ones with nice patina, I'll gladdly give you one.

Cheers!

Thanks! I'm extremely happy about this acquisition!

A ribbon will probably prove as much of a challenge to find though...

Must be mid 70s... Look at all those "Elvis" sideburns!

WOW!!!!

Here she is straight from Moscow.

CLICK ON PIC FOR FULL SIZE IMAGE

Now to try and find some...

BINGO!!!

Thanks! Much appreciated!

Thanks, unfortunately, nothing on a possible ribbon.

That's the original one I saw bud... It's hanging from the ribbon of the Military Decoration for Exceptional Service or Acts of Courage or Devotion.

I still haven't found any original text about the ribbon, if any! They were originally issued without one and were short lived being replaced by the 1st class after only 3 years me thinks.

Not a bad idea... Where were you last year when all of this nonsense started huh?

OK, now I've seen it hanging from 3 different ribbons...

No idea which is correct...

Just got myself this little beauty...

One thing though. The only other I've seen hanging from a ribbon had the ribbon of the Military Decoration for Exceptional Service or Acts of Courage or Devotion. Is that the proper ribbon for it? Is there a proper ribbon for it?

CLICK ON PHOTO FOR FULL SIZE

Found an article on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigadier_general#United_Kingdom

OK... My memory has holes in it...

So far the RCAF ranks are well received by most, the army ranks on the other hand aren't as popular...

Lukasz, the temporary rank of brigadier was a crown with 3 pips if memory serves. Back then nobody said brigadier-general, just brigadier, they weren't considered flag officers.