Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Kicking off with the Order of Leopold I, Officer class, with gilt crossed swords "KOREA" as awarded to veterans of the Korean War 1950-53.[attachmentid=32965] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Order of Leopold II, Knight class, with silver crossed swords "COREE" and a bronze palm, indicating a war time award and later addition of the swords as awarded to veterans of the Korean War 1950-53.[attachmentid=32966] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Order of Leopold II, Knight class, with silver palm, indicating a war time award.[attachmentid=32967] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Military Decoration for Bravery (aka Article 4), 2nd class, complete with its palm on the ribbon. Reverse : King Leopold III's cypher corresponding with the "L" of the obverse palm device.[attachmentid=32968] [attachmentid=32969] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 The War Cross with 2 palms (= citations) on the ribbon. Reverse : King Leopold III's cypher corresponding with the "L" of the obverse palm devices.[attachmentid=32970] [attachmentid=32971] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Operations Abroad Medal with bar for the Korean War, small red enamelled cross for the wounded and the three battle bars issued.[attachmentid=32972] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 The Combattant Volunteer Medal with silvered bars indicating being under enemy fire or bronze bars (present in the theatre but not having been under actual enemy fire) - also on the ribbon are retroactively awarded bars for world wars I and II.[attachmentid=32973] [attachmentid=32974] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 The UN Korea Medal, French language reverse.[attachmentid=32975] [attachmentid=32977] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 The Korean Republic's War Medal.[attachmentid=32978] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 The Belgian Battalion in Korea's beret badge.[attachmentid=32979] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 And, finally, the battalion's sleeve insignia.[attachmentid=32980] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keke Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Good morning Favour for those photographs,aside noteworthy l of beret, what anceins that js have known were carrying on the pocket, I not n was having ever considering decorations . slt Claude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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