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My friend was a Major in a Medical Brigade and sent me these pieces of Saddam's bunker wall. He's a LT. Colonel now. I am going to include these pieces of the bunker with my replica of Saddam's Medal Bar. I'll also put a picture of Brian and Saddam in the display. Doc

Hi Tom, Thanks for the medal ID. I'm learning slowly. Doc

Here's the medals I have for the replica of Saddam's medal bar. The bottom two medals are the next in line of precedence. Doc

OOPS!!! it is the Gold and Green ribbon of the Golden Jubilee. Doc Riley

OOPS!!! it is the Gold and Green ribbon of the Golden Jubilee. Doc Riley

Sure!! Give some time to put it together. Also, Please talk to Ammar about the 6" of the Peace with Kurds ribbon I need. Doc Riley

The next three have arrived and the Bravery Medal and General Service is on it's way to me. Next will be the Wisam al-Jadara First Class. First up...4th in order of precedence... Medal for the Palestine War, 1948-49 / Nut Herb Filistin 1948-49 5th in order of precedence... Medal for Crushing the Northern Rebellion / Nut Qami al-Isyian fi al-Shimal and 6th in line... Medal for the 14 Ramadan Revolution (1963) / Nut Thurath 14 Ramadan (1963) Doc Riley

I found out that I needed small 14mm Gold Stars. I had enough small gold stars to make the boards to a Medical Captain. Doc

Thanks for the translation!!! Doc Riley

They are mounted in a shadow box hanging on the wall. I will try to get them down and scan the reverse of both because one is a screwpost and the other is a pin attachment device. Doo Riley

Hugh & Peter, Thanks for your help with this medal. Doc Riley

Order of Polonia Restituta, 5th Class Doc Riley

Order of Polonia Restituta, 4th Class Medal with Rosette Doc Riley

Order of Polonia Restituta, 3rd Class Commander Doc Riley

Order of Polonia Restituta, 2nd Class Commander with Star Doc Riley

Order of Polonia Restituta Grand Cross set (I have carefully removed the added bow as the Grand Cross didn't have such a bow) Doc Riley

THIS THREAD IS DEDICATED TO THE ORDERS, MEDALS AND BADGES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF POLAND. Doc Riley

I was given this medal on a wrong ribbon (Belgium ribbon) and I need help IDing it. Doc Riley

I need help with which color of rank stars go with these shoulderboards. I think it's the small Silver but I'm not sure. Best, Doc

Uh, Doc, do you mean the cross beside his EK 1? If so, it's the Wilhelm Ernst War Cross of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

What is the cross below his EK 1? Doc

Thanks Alfred!!! Now I know the difference. Doc

Thanks Phillip, It's been ID'd as a Ped School or a school for educating teachers. Doc

<!--quoteo(post=356375:date=Jul 18 2009, 14:13 :name=Greg Collins)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Greg Collins @ Jul 18 2009, 14:13 ) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=356375"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Doc, I'm not going to say the other guy is wrong, but the overall shape of the board (thinner than the other Russian rounded-top boards) is more German than Russian and the rank pattern (such as it is here) is more German than Russian (stripe would be higher on the board). Still, it could be a coincidental similarity; especially when taking militias into account. Also, at that particular point in the GDR's history, a lot (if not all) of uniform supplies were coming from the USSR- a militia could have made use out of leftover, unused supplies at a later date.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Hello Greg, The more I look at it and here your descriptions I must agree with you. The thin stripe and position of it is definately what I would not consider Soviet. I'll move it to my small DDR collection. Thanks for your help. <img src="http://gmic.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="beer.gif" /> Doc

Hello Greg, Thank you!! But now I'm confused At another forum a Russian told me that they were for a militia starshina. Doc