Military badges, coins, insignia, etc....

[rs16]

Someone give this buzz boy a bit of history on this badge. How is it earned, what the wreath and stars signify? I'm ignorant, I admit.

"Combat Infantrymans' Badge", earned as one would expect. Without the wreath, it's earned by passing a course, called an E.I.B. or Expert Infantrymans' Badge, no bad guys required. Each star would be for a different conflict, i.e. WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc. If you were awarded in two wars, you'd have one with one star, for example.

 

[malinoisvol]

"Combat Infantrymans' Badge", earned as one would expect. Without the wreath, it's earned by passing a course, called an E.I.B. or Expert Infantrymans' Badge, no bad guys required. Each star would be for a different conflict, i.e. WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc. If you were awarded in two wars, you'd have one with one star, for example.

Thanks. I've seen it before, but just never knew.

A SALUTE to you YANKEE and all others that have earned it. Impressive!

 

[Grand Vol]

Question on the CIB though. Do they consider OIF and OEF two separate conflicts or are they lumped together under the GWOT?

 

[hog88]

Question on the CIB though. Do they consider OIF and OEF two separate conflicts or are they lumped together under the GWOT?

I don't have an answer for you but CIBs were awarded for the invasion of Panama but no star for the gulf war.

 

[YankeeVol]

Question on the CIB though. Do they consider OIF and OEF two separate conflicts or are they lumped together under the GWOT?

Lumped together which in my opinion is BS.

(and I haven't been to both)

 

[malinoisvol]

I don't have an answer for you but CIBs were awarded for the invasion of Panama but no star for the gulf war.

Was you involved with Panama invasion?

 

[YorkVol]

Let me change it up a little.

Badges: USAF Senior In Flight Missile Repair Badge

fixed

 

[vol_in_ar]

here's a few

 

[rs16]

here's a few

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Quartermaster ??

 

[rs16]

I don't have an answer for you but CIBs were awarded for the invasion of Panama but no star for the gulf war.

DomRep, also.

 

[malinoisvol]

here's a few

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Please vol_in_ar, when you get a moment, could you id everything starting on the right pocket flap.
The left side decs and the US I know, but all else is a mystery to me.

Thanks.

Nice coins, BTW.

 

[YorkVol]

Here is my collection getting dusty on the back of my dresser:

I'll post pics of a few of the more interesting ones next.

 

[YorkVol]

Here is one from the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen Cody...dog tag style.

 

[YorkVol]

Gen B.B. Bell is a good ol' Tennessee boy,(but UTC, I believe).

 

[YorkVol]

CSM Ashe was our division and CJTF CSM in Afghanistan with me, a good man and we often shared meals together (see Yank, not all O's are snobs)

 

[YorkVol]

I think US Army Japan had one of the better coins:

 

[YorkVol]

25th ID Division Artillery, I think they had a hard time staying in the lines of a circle so they went rectangle:

 

[YorkVol]

The MPs in Japan went a bit overboard...

 

[YorkVol]

But not as much as John Custer at the 201st MI Bde...

Note, that one of the antennae broke off...

 

[malinoisvol]

Dayuuuum......York! How many years of memories do you have there? Super collection.

 

[YorkVol]

Finally, one of my own coins...I have an engraved one somewhere, but most likely with my old uniforms so I have it when I need it.

 

[YorkVol]

Dayuuuum......York! How many years of memories do you have there? Super collection.

Just 23 years, but in Intel you support a lot of units so I got to travel a lot.

 

[hog88]

Was you involved with Panama invasion?

No.

 

[malinoisvol]

Just 23 years, but in Intel you support a lot of units so I got to travel a lot.

I noticed that G2. I bet you got a lot of stories in there somewhere. Bad thing is, you could tell us, but then you'd have to kill us. Literally!

 

[YankeeVol]

Is that a rigger badge I see?