Dave Danner

On the Freiherrn Treusch v. Buttlar-Brandenfels: The Generalmajor, later Generalleutnant, was Wolfgang Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels. He commanded the 5. Infanterie-Brigade in 1914.The other one probably mentioned in the books was Oberstleutnant, later Oberst and Generalmajor, Walter Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels. He commanded Husaren-Regiment Nr. 10 at the outset, and ended the war as commander of the 9. Ersatz-Infanterie-BrigadeOberst a.D. Albrecht Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels was a recalled retired officer and commanded Baden's Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 109Oberst a.D. Maximilian Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels was another recalled retired officer and Commandant of occupied Bruges (Br?gge)Oberstleutnant z.D. Oswald Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels was yet another recalled retired officer. He commanded 6. Garde-Infanterie-Regiment and died on 29 November 1916.Another recalled Oberstleutnant z.D. Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels I don't know the name of. In 1914 he was the commander of Landwehr-Bezirk II Darmstadt, and he was killed in action on 10 September 1914 in France.Major a.D. Hugo Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels was another recalled officer, with the Ersatz-Battalion of IR 155; he died on 3 July 1917.Hauptmann Kurt Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels was in 1914 the commander of 8./Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 3. In 1918 he was an adjutant with the XIV. Armeekorps. The Ehrenrangliste has him listed as an Oberstleutnant with 5. Infanterie-Regiment in the Reichswehr, but he's not in the 1926 rank list, so he might have retired by the time the Ehrenrangliste came out.Hauptmann Walther Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels was in 1914 the commander of Braunschweig's 4./Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 92. He made Major in 1921 and in 1926 was commander of I./17. Infanterie-Regiment (which carried the traditions if IR 92).Normann Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels was I believe the Hauptmann who in 1914 commanded 4./Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 70Oberleutnant Oswald Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels was with Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 2, but in 1914 was detached to the Great General Staff. He was killed in action on 17 October 1914.The Ehrenrangliste also lists three Leutnante, none of whose names I know. One was with 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fu?. One was with Garde-Regiment zu Fu?. The last was with Husaren-Regiment Nr. 10, so I would guess he was Walter's son. In 1925 he was promoted to Oberleutnant and was wiht the 3. Reiter-Regiment. In the Navy, there was Kapit?nleutnant Albrecht Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels, a line officer on the SMS Schleswig-Holstein, SMS Preussen and SMS Hindenburg, and Oberleutnant zur See, from July 1917 Kapit?nleutnant, Horst Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels. Horst was an airship captain, commanding six airships and earning the Pour le M?rite in April 1918.In addition, there was another ___ Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels who was not a Freiherr. In 1914 he was an Oberleutnant and regimental adjutant of Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 6. In 1918 he was on the general staff of Landwehr-Division Bredow. Brandenfels, by the way, was in Electoral Hesse, later part of Prussia's province of Hessen-Nassau, just northwest of Eisenach on the border of the Grand Duchy of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach. The family does not seem to have kept much of a connection with this Rittergut, though, which had fallen into ruin. They seem spread out in Guards and other units throughout Germany.

Assuming there is a hole for a missing device on the Saxe-Meiningen ribbon, you are likely looking at an officer's bar. There was no swords device for Saxe-Meiningen's Cross/Medal for Merit in War. What is occasionally seen, however, is a crown device. I do not believe that this was authorized, but was sometimes used to distinguish the Cross for Merit in War from the Medal for Merit in War, since the former had a crown. Since the cross was an officer's award, while the medal was for enlisted personnel, the presence of such a device would make this an officer's bar. Saschaw's former ribbon bar with the crown device:

Relevant directives and messages on locations and periods of eligibility: NATO Medals (Article 5 and Non-Article 5), 5 June 2006: https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/tagd/a...151-175/164.pdf NATO Medal - Operations Related to KOSOVO, 2002: https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/tagd/a...__75-100/88.doc NATO Medal - Expansion of AOE (FRY), 9 July 1996: https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/tagd/a..._AOE_9Jul96.doc NATO Medal, 23 January 1996: https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/tagd/a...r_1_-25_/20.doc

DSC citation is available at the Home of Heroes website. DAGOs for the unit citations are from DA Pam 672-1 (for the 17th Infantry in Korea) and DA Pam 672-3 (for 7th Cavalry in Vietnam). For awards themselves, there are plenty of pictures, as shown below. I am not sure what the breast star below the DOD staff badge is, BTW. It looks somewhat like an upside-down Presidential Medal of Freedom, but I don't know that Moore received that and I don't know of a breast star version (it is usually a neck award). I met LTG Moore when I was in the Army. In Korea, he had served under an officer, Ted Mataxis, who was an old friend of mine (as mentioned in another thread, BG Mataxis, died last year). I also worked with one of Moore's NCOs from the Battle of Ia Drang, also a DSC recipient, who was a civilian employee of the U.S. Army Infantry Center and School.

I have LTG Moore's phone number somewhere, but maybe that's too much bio information... Decorations include: Distinguished Service Cross (US Army Pacific General Orders No. 126, June 1, 1966) Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal with "V" and 2 OLC Purple Heart Medal Air Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal RVN Honor Medal (not sure about this one) RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm a number of these have more than one award, but I'm not sure how many. Ron indicates 9 Air Medals above. Service medals: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal * American Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal National Defense Service Medal Korea Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal United Nations Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal * He graduated West Point in 1945 and went to Japan after Officer's Basic Course, and should have arrived before the March 1946 cut-off. Unit citations: Presidential Unit Citation (Dept. of the Army General Orders No. 40, 1967) Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (DA General Orders No. 24, 1954) Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (DA General Orders No. 22, 1956) Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation (DA General Orders No. 48, 1968, as amended by DA General Orders No. 21, 1969) Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation (DA General Orders No. 59, 1969, as amended by DA General Orders No. 70, 1969) Badges: Combat Infantryman's Badge, 2nd Award Army Aviator Badge Master Parachutist's Badge Army Staff Identification Badge Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge RVN Parachutist's Badge Citation for the Distinguished Service Cross:

Prussian XXV = the Dienstauszeichnung (Service Decoration) for 25 years, or the officer's 25-Year Long Service Cross in a more idiomatic translation. ?M3K = Austrian Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with War Decoration (?sterreichisches Milit?rverdienstkreuz 3. Klasse mit Kriegsdekoration)

The most "typical" WW1 US group, as opposed to just single medals, is a Victory Medal, state Victory Medal and maybe dogtag group, with maybe some other items - pins, rank insignia, etc. - thrown in. Groups with decorations - wartime issue ones like the DSC or DSM or post-1932 ones with the Purple Heart and/or Silver Star - are, as hunyadi notes, rather expensive. As we've discussed before, the US Victory Medal came with bars, unlike the British one. Like the German 1870/71 KDM, though, since the medals aren't named, with any combination of bars the best you can usually figure out is what division, in some cases what regiment, a particular combination would have gone to. For example, here on eBay is a Victory Medal with four bars: Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Meuse-Argonne, and Defensive Sector. This particular combination would normally indicate service in the 32nd "Red Arrow" Division, a division made up mainly of Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard soldiers. It could, I suppose, also be for a 28th "Keystone" Division soldier from Pennsylvania who wasn't around from 15-18 July 1918 and did not qualify for the Champagne-Marne clasp. Having something else for attribution, though, helps. I have a 28th Division group with the Victory Medal, Pennsylvania Victory Medal and a dogtag to a private in K Company, 110th Infantry Regiment. With the dogtag I have his name and service number. The 110th Infantry was mainly from southwestern Pennsylvania, around Pittsburgh. Because he was wounded on July 29, 1918, he was not with the division for the Oise-Aisne (18 Aug-11 Nov 1918) or Meuse-Argonne (26 Sept-11 Nov 1918) offensives. Thus he only has the Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne and Defensive Sector clasps. If he ever applied for and received his Purple Heart, it was later split from the group. He was discharged in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania but based on Social Security records lived in New Florence, a tiny borough near Johnstown (site of the famous flood) east of Pittsburgh. He lived from 1894 to 1980. For a little broader context, the 110th Infantry was founded as the 10th Pennsylvania in 1873. It served in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, on the Mexican border in 1916, in World War I, and in World War II (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns). In World War II, it fought in the Huertgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge and the reduction of the Colmar Pocket, among other battles. A reinforced company served in Kosovo from July 2003 until February 2004. The 110th deployed to Iraq in June 2005.

The Silver Cross (Сребърен кръст) was the 6th Class (VI степен) of the Order. It came in two grades, with and without crown, and could be awarded with swords. It was awarded to master sergeants (фелдфебели), other NCOs (подофицери), enlisted soldiers (войници) and lower ranking civil servants (низшн чиновници) for meritorious deeds or service. Note: фелдфебел is literally "Feldwebel"; it translates from Bulgarian as master sergeant or sergeant major, but if anyone more familiar with the Bulgarian royal army rank structure has a better translation, it would be appreciated. I think the distinction between a фелдфебел and a подофицер (literally the same as Unteroffizier) might be the with/without Portepee distinction of German NCOs, but I'm not sure.

Tha Nazi standard was banned along with Nazi symbols. The post-war governments established un 1949 simply went back to the old flag - the "schwarz-rot-gold" was the national flag of the Weimar Republic. East Germany changed its flag in 1959 to add its communist-era coat of arms, but before that time it had the same flag as West Germany. After Italy changed sides in 1943, it did not change its flag. It was not until 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, that the House of Savoy's royal coat of arms was removed from the flag. The basic green-white-red tricolore remained, though. Hungary's red-white-green tricolor is the same. The royal coat of arms was removed from the state flag by the communists, of course. Romania's blue-yellow-red tricolor was also unchanged, with only the addition of the Communist coat of arms in 1948. Bulgaria's white-green-red tricolor was also unchanged. Again, in 1947 the Communist coat of arms was added. As for Japan, the Hinomaru - the meatball flag - has been a Japanese national symbol for centuries, and was adopted as a merchant ship flag for Japan in 1870. It was not technically the official Japanese state flag until 1999 - before then, officially Japan had no state flag. The war ensign, the meatball with 16 rays, was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1889. It was discontinued when the Imperial Navy was abolished in 1945, but was readopted on June 30, 1954 as the naval ensign of the Maritime Self Defense Forces. A similar flag with fewer rays was adopted for the Ground Self Defense Forces. However, I have seen JGSDF units using the naval ensign. So basically, the only Axis national flag that was abolished was that of Germany, and that was only because of the Nazi symbol. Germany then returned to its pre-1933 flag. The other Axis states continued to use their pre-1945 flags after 1945, with some changes later, but in all these cases these were national symbols that predated the rise of their Axis governments.

I also have these:

By the way, if any of you who are doubtlessly Commonwealthier than I can tell me which branches/units/dress those wings all correspond to, I would appreciate it greatly. I only know a few.

And since Great Britain is part of the Commonwealth...

Australian SASR

Does this count?

Well, I do believe I've seen it before... about five minutes before you did.

Better pictures of this Merit Cross will be forthcoming as soon as my scanner is working, as this one now sits a few centimeters from my typing fingers.

I think the signature might be Rittmeister von Martius. In the 1914 rank list, he commanded the 1st Squadron of the 2. Garde-Dragoner-Regiment, but the Ehren-Rangliste only shows Major a.D., no last wartime assignment.

It would have been a World War I award. Romania and France (at least the Free French) were on the opposite sides in World War II.

7th row, #1: Ordre royal du Cambodge - looks good to me. That is one I didn't know, but I do know he had the Grand Cross of this order. 8th row, #4: I believe is the Order of the Crown, not the Leopold I. 9th row, #3: Syrian Order of Civil Merit - also looks good to me; that is another one I didn't know. 10th row, #2: Ordre du m?rite libanais 11th row, #2: I'm not sure 11th row, #3: Ordre du Dragon d'Annam, Grand Officier That leaves the 3rd and 4th ribbons on the 10th row, and the 1st and 4th ribbons on the 11th row, with a question about the 2nd ribbon on the 11th row. As noted, the 4th ribbon on the 11th row is apparently from French Syria.

It is the Krigskorset, but apparently another example of "close enough". Perhaps he got a piece of replacement Bronze Star ribbon while in Korea. So here is where we stand so far: 1st row: 1. M?daille Militaire 2. Ordre National de la L?gion d'Honneur - Grand croix 3. Ordre de la Lib?ration 2nd row: 1. Croix de guerre 1914 -1918 with a number of citations (palms and stars) 2. Croix de guerre des Th??tres d'op?rations ext?rieures with a number of citations 3. Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with a number of citations (three palms, actually) 3rd row: 1. M?daille de la R?sistance avec rosette 2. 3. Croix du Combattant Volontaire 1914 -1918 4. M?daille des ?vades 4th row: 1. M?daille Coloniale with what appears to be two clasps 2. M?daille Coloniale with what appears to be three clasps 3. Croix du combattant volontaire de la R?sistance/Cross of the Voluntary Combatant of the Resistance 4. 5th row: 1. M?daille Interalli?e 1914 -1918 dite ?M?daille de la Victoire?/Interallied Victory Medal 2. 3. 4. M?daille des Bless?s Militaires with seven stars 6th row: 1. Krigskorset/War Cross 2. Kongelige Norske St. Olavs Orden/Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olaf - Grand Cross 3. Deltagermedaljen 9. april 1940-8. mai 1945/Participation Medal 1940-45 4. Krigsmedaljen/War Medal 7th row: 1. 2. M?daille comm?morative des Op?rations de l'O.N.U. en Cor?e/Commemorative Medal for UN Operations in Korea 3. Republic of Korea War Service Medal 4. United Nations Service Medal 8th row: 1. Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division 2. Legion of Merit, Chief Commander (USA) 3. Silver Star (USA) 4. 9th row: 1. Virtuti Militari (Poland) 2. Military Cross (United Kingdom) 3. 4. Order of Ouissam Alaouite (Morocco) 10th row: 1. Croix de guerre (Belgium) 2. 3. 4. 11th row: 1. 2. 3. 4. So that leaves a few. One mystery: the last ribbon is the same as the Syrian Medal for Bravery. However, that Syrian decoration was established the same year this guy died. This guy did serve in Syria in 1941, however. So apparently their was a French Syrian decoration of the colonial era which used the same ribbon.

Lots of units recruited in Lower Silesia. First question is were the cousins infantry? Just sticking to infantry units, and just focusing on the general recruiting area near Landkreis Frankenstein, I see: Grenadier-Regiment K?nig Friedrich Wilhelm II (1. Schlesisches) Nr. 10 (GR 10) - SchweidnitzF?silier-Regiment General-Feldmarschall Graf Moltke (Schlesisches) Nr. 38 (FR 38) - GlatzInfanterie-Regiment Nr. 456 (IR 456) - raised throughout VI. Corps area, but its Ersatz unit was from GR 10 in SchweidnitzReserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 11 (RIR 11) - Stab, I.Btl. from Glatz, II.Btl. from Schweidnitz, III.Btl. from M?nsterberg Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 228 (RIR 228) - Stab, I. and III.Btl. from Ersatz battalion of GR 10 in SchweidnitzReserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 271 (RIR 271) - one of its battalions was from a field battalion raised by GR 10Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 38 (LIR 38) - Stab, I., II. Btl. from Schweidnitz, III. Btl. from GlatzLandwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 51 (LIR 51) - the regiment was raised in other parts of Silesia, but after the Battle of Tarnawka, the remnants of the regiment were combined into one battalion, and the unit was filled out with replacements, including Brigade-Ersatz-Bataillon Nr. 21, which was the brigade replacement battalion formed from GR 10's and FR 38's replacement battalions.You also have in the Schweidnitz area an artillery unit: 2. Schlesisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 42 (FAR 42). GR 10, FR 38 and FAR 42 were all part of the 11. Infanterie-Division, which spent the entire war on the Western Front, though I think mainly against the French and Americans. I think it was on the Somme front, though.RIR 11 was initially part of the 11. Reserve-Division, and in 1915 became part of the 117.Infanterie-Division. RIR 11 was thus on the Western Front until August 1916, when it went to the Romanian front and Italy, returning in April 1918. RIR 11 was decimated and disbanded that May.RIR 228 was part of 49. Reserve-Division. It was on the Russian and Romanian fronts until spring 1917, when it entered the line in France.RIR 271 was part of 82. Reserve-Division. It went into the line in the West in early 1918, first against the Americans and then in the 1918 Battle of the Somme. LIR 38 was part of 14. Landwehr-Division. It was on the Russian Front until early 1918 when it went to Alsace. It was broken up, though, and apparently LIR 38 ended up in 4. Kavallerie-Division.LIR 51 was part of 4. Landwehr-Division. That division was only on the Russian Front.Somebody could probably look more closely and see if those divisions' records of battles and engagements match up with any for the 15th London Regiment.

Good start, but... - The L?gion d'Honneur is a Grand croix, not a Commandeur - 3rd row, #4 is, I believe, a M?daille des ?vades. - 6th row, #1: not a U.S. Bronze Star, although it is very similar. A hint: all ribbons on that row are from the same country. - 8th row, #1: I suppose there's actually no way to tell on a foreign ribbon bar, but that's a CBE. - 8th row, #2: Correct on the LoM, but the grade is Chief Commander - I think I agree with you on the Polonia Restituta, but it's odd that it is separated from the other Polish decoration. Also, this person's bio mentions the Virtuti Militari but does not mention a Polonia Restituta. So maybe there's something else that's similar (like that other ribbon being similar to the Bronze Star). Also, we might nitpick a little on the grammar, but only in good spirits. Lib?ration and r?sistance, for example, are feminine, so it should be Ordre de la Lib?ration and M?daille de la R?sistance. And it is not mirrored.

Actually, not just French, but a wide ranging assortment. If you know whose these ribbons are or if you figure it out, please let others have a chance to ID the ribbons. First image is regular size, from the scan. It is included for clarity, but is too small to make out a lot of detail. Second image is magnified, so a bit fuzzier. There are 11 rows, so here is a template to copy for filling in your answers. I filled in a random few to get you started: 1st row: 1. 2. 3. 2nd row: 1. Croix de guerre 1914 -1918 with a number of citations (palms and stars) 2. 3. 3rd row: 1. 2. 3. 4. 4th row: 1. 2. 3. Croix du combattant volontaire de la R?sistance/Cross of the Voluntary Combatant of the Resistance 4. 5th row: 1. 2. 3. 4. 6th row: 1. 2. 3. 4. 7th row: 1. 2. 3. 4. 8th row: 1. 2. 3. 4. 9th row: 1. 2. 3. 4. 10th row: 1. Croix de guerre (Belgium) 2. 3. 4. 11th row: 1. 2. 3. 4.

If by "side" you mean political or ideological movement, no. And notwithstanding Ed's statements, "the pressure ... from self-appointed hyper patriots addicted to kinky hero worship" is difficult to square with the legislative history. The main self-appointed hyperpatriots seem to be at that Home of Heroes site and in Agent Cottone's mirror every morning. The Stolen Valor Act was sponsored in the United States Senate by Kent Conrad, a North Dakota Democrat. Conrad is considered a "moderate" Democrat (though I suppose moderate depends on where you stand - to a progressive, Conrad is probably too conservative, to a conservative, Conrad is probably too liberal). Conrad's "moderate" positions are mainly a degree of fiscal conservatism (though given the behavior of Republican Congresses over the past decade or so, fiscal conservatism has no real partisan meaning anymore) and more centrist views on abortion (generally pro-choice but opposed to partial birth abortion, for example). As for foreign policy, Burns voted against both Iraq use of force resolutions - in 1991 and in 2002. The Stolen Valor Act received 27 co-sponsors in the United States Senate, 15 Republicans and 12 additional Democrats. Republicans: Wayne Allard, R-CO Conrad Burns, R-MT Saxby Chambliss, R-GA Elizabeth Dole, R-NC Michael Enzi, R-WY Chuck Hagel, R-NE Johnny Isakson, R-GA Tim Johnson, R-SD Pat Roberts, R-KS Rick Santorum, R-PA Arlen Specter, R-PA Ted Stevens, R-AK Craig Thomas, R-WY John Thune, R-SD David Vitter, R-LA Democrats: Jeff Bingaman, D-NM Robert C. Byrd, D-WV Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY Daniel K. Inouye, D-HI Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ Joe Lieberman, D-CT Blanche Lincoln, D-AR Robert Menendez, D-NJ Ben Nelson, D-NE Mark Pryor, D-AR John D. Rockefeller IV, D-WV Ken Salazar, D-CO Two of these senators - Burns and Santorum - lost reelection bids in 2006, so don't bother writing notes to their offices. While some can be easily pigeonholed and casually dismissed, a number of these U.S. Senators, notably Chuck Hagel and Daniel Inouye, aren't exactly known for their "kinky hero worship." On the House of Representatives side, the House version was sponsored by John T. Salazar, a Democrat from Colorado and brother of Sen. Ken Salazar (a Senate co-sponsor above). And notwithstanding Dan's comment above, one of Salazar's main issues is veterans' benefits. Salazar is also a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a coalition of moderate (there's that word again) and conservative Democrats. Salazar's bill had 111 co-sponsors: 38 Republicans and 73 additional Democrats: Republicans: Rodney Alexander, R-LA Spencer Bachus, R-AL Bob Beauprez, R-CO Sherwood Boehlert, R-NY Henry Bonilla, R-TX Dan Burton, R-IN Steve Buyer, R-IN Ken Calvert, R-CA Geoff Davis, R-KY Phil English, R-PA Mike Ferguson, R-NJ Jeff Fortenberry, R-NE Vito Fossella, R-NY Scott Garrett, R-NJ Sam Graves, R-MO John Kline, R-MN Mark Green, R-WI Robin Hayes, R-NC John N. Hostettler, R-IN Sue W. Kelly, R-NY John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr., R-NY Jerry Lewis, R-CA Ron Lewis, R-KY Donald Manzullo, R-IL Thad McCotter, R-MI Marilyn Musgrave, R-CO Anne Northup, R-KY Ted Poe, R-TX Rick Renzi, R-AZ Harold Rogers, R-KY Mike J. Rogers, R-MI Rob Simmons, R-CT Chris Smith, R-NJ Tom Tancredo, R-CO Lee Terry, R-NE Zach Wamp, R-TN Ed Whitfield, R-KY Frank Wolf, R-VA Democrats: Thomas H. Allen, D-ME Joe Baca, D-CA Brian Baird, D-WA John Barrow, D-GA Shelley Berkley, D-NV Marion Berry, D-AR Madeleine Bordallo, D-GU Dan Boren, D-OK Leonard Boswell, D-IA Allen Boyd, D-FL Sherrod Brown, D-OH Dennis Cardoza, D-CA Julia Carson, D-IN Ed Case, D-HI Ben Chandler, D-KY John Conyers, Jr. D-MI Jim Cooper, D-TN Jim Costa, D-CA Robert "Bud" Cramer, Jr. D-AL Henry Cuellar, D-TX Lincoln Davis, D-TN Lloyd Doggett, D-TX Rahm Emanuel, D-IL Bob Filner, D-CA Harold Ford, Jr., D-TN Charles Gonzalez, D-TX Bart Gordon, D-TN Gene Green, D-TX Raul Grijalva, D-AZ Luis Gutierrez, D-IL Alcee Hastings, D-FL Stephanie Herseth, D-SD Maurice Hinchey, D-NY Rub?n Hinojosa, D-TX Tim Holden, D-PA Mike Honda, D-CA Darlene Hooley, D-OR Steny Hoyer, D-MD Steve Israel, D-NY Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-TX Dale Kildee, D-MI Jim Marshall, D-GA Jim Matheson, D-UT Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY Jim McDermott, D-WA Mike McIntyre, D-NC Kendrick Meek, D-FL Charlie Melancon, D-LA Robert Menendez, D-NJ Michael Michaud, D-ME Dennis Moore, D-KS Grace Napolitano, D-CA Solomon P. Ortiz, D-TX Nancy Pelosi, D-CA Collin Peterson, D-MN Earl Pomeroy, D-ND Nick Joe Rahall, II, D-WV Silvestre Reyes, D-TX Mike Ross, D-AR Steven Rothman, D-NJ Tim Ryan, D-OH Adam Schiff, D-CA Jos? Serrano, D-NY Adam Smith, D-WA Ted Strickland, D-OH John Tanner, D-TN Gene Taylor, D-MS Mike Thompson, D-CA Mark Udall, D-CO Tom Udall, D-NM Nydia M. Velazquez, D-NY Diane Watson, D-CA Albert Wynn, D-MD That's a lot of names, and most are unfamiliar even to political junkies (and I have no idea how many of them are out of the House after the 2006 elections). But a few things stand out: That list of 73 Democrats includes, besides Salazar, 29 other members of the Blue Dog Coalition. So conservative Democrats are fairly well represented. However, the list also includes 13 members of the House Progressive Caucus, the coalition of the most left-wing members of the House. It also includes a number of members of the Democratic Party establishment with good liberal credentials: among them Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, Rahm Emanuel, Bob Menendez (now a U.S. Senator), and Ted Strickland (now Governor of Ohio).

1st Row - Order of Georgi Dimitrov, Order of Georgi Dimitrov, Order of the People's Republic, Order of the People's Republic (all Bulgaria) 2nd Row - Order of the People's Republic, Order of the People's Republic, Order of 9 September 1944 2nd Class, Order of 9 September 1944 3rd Class (all Bulgaria) 3rd Row - Order of the October Revolution (USSR), Order of the Red Banner (USSR), Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class (USSR), Order of the Red Star (USSR) 4th Row - Czechoslovak War Cross 1939, ???, Medal for Combat Merit (USSR) 5th Row - Medal for Combat Merit (USSR), Armed Forces 20 Year Long Service Medal (Bulgaria), Medal for Participation in the Antifascist Struggle (Bulgaria), Patriotic War Medal 1944-1945 (Bulgaria) 6th Row - Jubilee Medal "20 Years of Bulgarian People's Army", Jubilee Medal "25 Years of People's Rule", Jubilee Medal "25 Years of Bulgarian People's Army", any one of a number of all-red commemoratives (all Bulgaria) 7th Row - Medal of Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War (USSR), Medal "20 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45" (USSR), Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (USSR), Jubilee Medal "30 Years of Bulgarian People's Army" (Bulgaria) The dimensions of the Patriotic War Medal 1944-1945 ribbon actually look closer to that of the Bulgarian World War I Commemorative Medal. The all-red one can be one of several, but is probably the Jubilee Medal "30 Years of Socialist Revolution in Bulgaria", issued in 1974.