Actually, Rick, one is reminded of all the unofficial "anniversary" medals that plague dealers' sites and veterans' chests in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, etc. Battle of the Bulge Medal?? Bomber Command Medal?? Cold War Medal??!!?? Poignant sociology at which we, as phalerists, may want to snarl, but should we? But these, like VFW, or American Legion, or Society of the Cincinnati medals tell us a lot about the recipients and the power of these things. But at least these particular folks did something important, and maybe they earned a few extra gongs? Service and awards that the contemporary government would rather ignore? maybe but to those who earned their awards a hearty anyway.