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[ccj]

I saw this photo for sale and wonder if anyone can ID the man or at least his awards. He looks to have had a super career...

[Guest Rick Research]

It's signed Ivan N. Kutev, Captain, Retired. It looks like he rose through the ranks, with a mix of enlisted and officer level awards. The Tsarist Russian Zeal Medal around the neck is really weird looking, isn't it?

[ccj]

[it is weird looking. Ya now, I've noticed many photos of officers, even colonels, show both enlisted and officer mox of the Bravery Order and the

Bravery medal. Would this indicate prior service in the ranks or as a cadet?

[ccj]

I'm glad you can read the writing...

[Guest Rick Research]

It was posted as a GIF (moving smilie ) and not a JPEG, so I had to "print screen" copy it and reattach it back where it... moved (??????????) on you.

[ccj]

Okay,

That's why I see it two times now? I'm

[Guest Rick Research]

It is NOT converting to jpeg. It SAYS it is, but it ISN'T. Stop reposting it! Once (safely, immutably, print screen jpeg) is ENOUGH!!!!!!!!

[ccj]

Look at this colonel. He have a Bravery medal leading his group.

[Guest Rick Research]

I'm not even going to LOOK. If you are copying these off the same place, they are TOTALLY whacked, wrong format.

I'm going away now to run endless anti-virus scans, me.

So when THIS one goes poof or whatever, DON'T REPOST IT.

[ccj]

Not sure what you mean. All are jpg except the originally posted image.

Check out this Captain. He has many grade of the Bravery medal/order.

Question,what determine the grade of the order? Was it rank or was it similar to the French Legion of Honor where a person received a higher grade each time they were awarded the same order?

Edited April 27, 2008 by ccj

[ccj]

Check out this general who wears a Bravery Cross for enlisted men.