 | Are you or have you ever been in the Armed Forces?| The NAAFI & PX Discuss Are you or have you ever been in the Armed Forces? in the Military Matters forums; I've only got three myself, and can you believe it? Not one of them is the VC!... |
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04-17-2005, 10:55 PM
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#301 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | I've only got three myself, and can you believe it? Not one of them is the VC!   | 
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04-17-2005, 11:05 PM
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#302 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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Country:  |  I figured you would of said that!
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04-18-2005, 02:21 AM
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#303 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Bleeding hell Les are you related to Audi Murphy last time I saw that much chest dec Idi Amin had it on.
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04-18-2005, 07:34 AM
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#304 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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Country: | Well, all I can say is I've done my duty for my country..... Unfortunatly, I happened to be in the service when alot of crap hit the fan, conflictwise...... I happened to be a part of several big time ops that went alittle crooked and I was recognized 4 it.....
I am in no way a hero... There are no heros in the Teams..... We all just do our job and then go home.....
Hopefully....
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04-18-2005, 09:05 AM
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#305 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Amen brother!
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04-18-2005, 09:41 AM
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#306 | | "Shooter"
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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Country: | Right on, Les. That is one hell of a rack of ribbons! I would have to look at my old service dress uniform, I think I ended up with 6 or 7. Oddly enough, I am one of the few AF guys that actually was awarded a Navy Meritorious Unit Citation. I got it for my involvement in Operation El Dorado Canyon (1986 Libya Raid).
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04-18-2005, 10:39 AM
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#307 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Im not having a dig guys im just interested as Im not very up on US awards. You say Evan that you got
a Navy Meritorious Unit Citation are these issued to the whole unit (one each) or as it tended to be in the UK (it may be different since my day) with a lot of the awards they seemed to go to the senior non com or ranking officer as he represented the unit/squad/platoon.
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04-18-2005, 02:00 PM
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#308 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country:  | DAMN! Nice ribbon rack there Les. I thought mine was impressive and I thought I had a nice rack going, but yours is very impressive. Youve got something to be very proud of there.
My rack consists of: Air Medal (x2), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (x2), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defence Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Non Commisioned Officer Proffesional Leadership Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (x3) and NATO Service Medal.
Mine is pretty good but Les yours is extremely impressive, Be Proud!
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04-18-2005, 04:26 PM
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#309 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | Each member of the unit got one, as it is a unit citation. But it is unusual for a USAF member to receive a Navy ribbon. It sits right next to my USAF outstanding unit citation.
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04-18-2005, 04:51 PM
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#310 | | He who does not skim
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Originally Posted by trackend ...with a lot of the awards they seemed to go to the senior non com or ranking officer as he represented the unit/squad/platoon. | Tell me about it. It happens a lot with us, too.
Not really a citation, but remember that Golden Jubilee medal they produced for the Queen's 50th anniversary on the throne? Well we produced one too. I'm assuming the Aussies and Kiwis did as well. Anyway, it was presented to every serving member of the armed forces of the UK, as it should have been. You know what they did here? They produced a grand total of just over fifty-thousand medals, and distributed those amoungst "every walk of life", as they put it. In other words, to people of every manner of civilian occupation, from Native band chiefs to artists and poets.
It went to very few members of the serving military and RCMP (I'm glad they were recognized), and out of those almost every flag officer and senior NCO got one. It just goes to further show how the Armed Forces rank in this country: Poorly!
Very few ratings actually got one, though I was one of them. To this day, none of us have really figured out the "selection" process for that. Name out of a hat maybe, who the hell knows. We've dubbed it the "bag licking medal", and I have one. 
The point to this long-winded ramble is that every single serving member of the Canadian Forces should have received what was supposed to be nothing more than a commemorative medal. Instead, they treated it as some sort of merit award. Complete crap! And it's not the first time. | |
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04-18-2005, 05:45 PM
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#311 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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Country: | Hey guys, thanks for the props......
Adler, thing u gotta remember dude is that I was in combat, ALOT...... And since I was an Electronic Technician, I worked on alot of different kinds of gear that breaks at inopportune moments...
A couple of these awards/medals/citations were for fixing certain things while under fire...... The brass get real impressed when u can do 3 things at once, especially in a firefight.........
Remember, the only hero is a dead one...... Ull notice theres no bronze or silver star on there.....
Heres a better pic of my ribbons.... Ill list em starting from the top and working left to right for those not up to speed with American Naval Awards......
Purple Heart
Joint Service Commendation Madal
Navy Commendation Medal for Valor
Joint Services Achievement Medal
Navy Acievment Medal 2X
Combat Action Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation 2X
Battle E 2X
Good Conduct Medal
Navy Expeditionary Medal 3X
National Defense Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Humanitarian Service MEdal 2X
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon 3X
Nato Medal Kosovo
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Expert Rifleman Medal M-16 & MP5
Expert Pistol Medal .45 and 9mm
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04-18-2005, 05:50 PM
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#312 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | All I can say is...wow!  | |
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04-18-2005, 06:03 PM
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#313 | | Forum Politruk
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Country:  | And I'll bet each ribbon probably has a great story behind it, but Les would then have to kill you after telling it! | |
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04-18-2005, 06:06 PM
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#314 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Nah, he'd do it just for the fun of it.  ...Wait, that's bad!  | |
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04-18-2005, 06:11 PM
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#315 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | Well, if you've been trained to kill people in thirty different ways using just your thumb and little finger you don't want to get rusty now! | |
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