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U.S. Coast Guard.

Coast Guard Command:

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Coast Guard Auxilliary:

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The famed "Wings of Gold"... navy pilot wings:

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Naval Aviation Observer:

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Nuclear Sub:

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Here's some Navy pieces.

Navy Aircrew:

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Navy Command (full sized and mini):

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Navy Patrol Boat Command:

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And one I never see... even in the surplus catalogs. They offer these from the other branches but I never see navy examples. This was a gift from a friend I worked with in radio who was a Recruiter many moons ago. This was his original badge and he had to obtain a new one as this was starting to show it's age.

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Hi all,

Here's some of what I have. I'll keep adding over time. No particular order here... just going to let fly.

Here's some Air Force badges:

I believe this one is for Traffic Controllers:

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I think this one is for Security/Air Police... Senior level.

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Not sure on this one.

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A pair of wings... again not sure on these as far as what they are.

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Suhrat #118811:

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If anyone has any further info on either of these please let me know.

Thanks!

Dan

Hi all,

Here's better shots of those Uzbekistan awards:

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That's neat Hauptman. It's interesting that the description beneath the photo is in english. You should make a laser enlargement of the photo, add a couple of old family documents, ( if you have them), old german stamps, coins, paper money and a medal or two and have the whole thing framed and put under glass. It would make a cool family memento. Cheers, Chris B.

Hi Chris,

Many thanks... that's a great idea! I may just do that. I think the reason they got one with an English inscription is that they insisted on their children learning English since they were Americans. Sadly they did not pass along their language. I can remember my Great Grandmother Harmony from when I was very little. She'd speak in German as she was getting to that stage in life and I could not understand her. How I wish she'd passed it to her kids and so on down to me.

Thanks again for the great suggestion. I may make two and present one to my mom as a gift at some point. I think she'd really appreciate it.

Dan

Great stuff Dan. These are very underappreciated. Mainly because US peeps don't usually collect US stuff I guess

Many here only like to collect the WW1, WW2 era of these medals ... but whatever, they are hard to find and usually over priced. But a great deal of medals have only been around for the last 20 years .. so there really is no "old" variation of them. This usually goes to the Civilian / Public Service / NASA group.

Great stuff. Made me do a head count on my US ones ... last count ~ 200 +/-. Too many to post here, but glad to see I'm not alone

Hi Darrell,

Just have to get that group shot together showing the whole family! Methinks it would fill a fairly large dance hall!!!!

But I totally agree... very underappreciated except for the specialty or really rare pieces, etc. But hey, I love them, they needed a home... what's a collector to do?

Many thanks my friend!

Dan

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The two I already have and these four all seem to have minor variations on the position of the mint marks and the serial numbers.

Methinks I'm definitely hooked on these little guys.

Dan

Hi all,

Here's the other four Umalatova OGPW 2nd's I've got coming soon:

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And last but not least... not a medal the a commemorative piece that I've always liked and thought I'd post it here as a tribute to U.S. Vets.

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That concludes the show... for now at least. I do hope to add a few more before all is said and done.

Dan

Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait:

And although this is, I believe a Saudi award alot of our troops were awarded it so felt I'd pop it in here as a companion to the Persian Gulf medal. Besides... I really like the design of this one not to mention the overabundance of green and gold in it's design as well as the case.

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Persian Gulf Campaign medal:

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My understanding of this one is that it was the proposed first issue of a medal for the first Persian Gulf Campaign. Turns out some Congressman saw it, thought it was way too funny and told them to redesign it so it hit the scrap heap. No idea if this story is true but that was what I heard. I have this one, another sealed in the original packaging and had one other that I gave as a gift to a friend who was a long time Sergeant in the Florida National Guard as he got a kick out of the design and felt it would be a terrific conversation piece.

Naval Civilian Service medal:

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Naval Reserve Meritorious Service medal:

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Naval Reserve medal (1938-1958):

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I always rather preferred this one with the eagle.

Army Reserve Components Achievement medal:

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This one is a boxed example.

Army Achievement medal:

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Another cased set I've had forever and a day. Loved the obverse design on this one.

Air Force Commendation medal:

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This one is another cased example. It's also my latest addition to my U.S. collection. It's in the smaller sized case.

Purple Heart:

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Again another extremely and generally very hard earned award. This is another cased set I have in the older style case.

Navy and Marine Corps medal:

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The Legion of Merit Legionaire:

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This is one of the few cased sets I have including the ribbon and the small device for wear in civilian attire.

The Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit:

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In my opinion, this series, and especially the Chief Commander and the Commander are by far some of the most beautiful awards the United States produces.

Navy Distinguished Service medal:

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A beautiful medal with a unique design among U.S. awards.

The Navy Cross:

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A simple but beautiful medal that truly represents great sacrifice and courage.