r/MilitaryMedals

I'll hit 6 years next year. Some of you probably know a pretty solid trajectory of my military career thus far.

To fill in some gaps, I am a failed 18X that got some cool opportunities along the way. The app is neat but doesn't have everything. I do not have German wings, I actually have British wings (anyone have a definitive answer on whether I wear a pin or get the patch sewn on?). I got lucky and had an opportunity to go for EIB and begged my command to let me go. Idk if they let me go to get me to shut up, but here we are. The ARCOM is dumb, I only got it for maxing out an ACFT. I saw some O on instagram saying he'd recommend an ARCOM for anyone who maxed out an ACFT. I decided why not and sent it. Next thing I know, I have orders for an ARCOM.

My civilian career isn't going the way I want, my state won't give me the schools I want despite me performing well at try outs (ranger), my unit won't give me BLC despite consistently placing me in team leader and squad leader positions, and I won't be promoted anytime in the near future. So I am considering jumping to active duty to fulfill some of my hopes and dreams of my military career.

Location: Aviation Museum of Kentucky @ Bluegrass Airport

Medals earned and Mascot dog with his medals.

25years ago we started something.. time to let the new guys in.

14 1/2 Marine corps, 5 1/2 Army, time to call it quits guys….been real and sometimes fun…

My father passed away earlier this week, and he never really talked about his military service. Can someone tell me what some of these medals are and how they are earned.

Out of curiosity. If I was American; which I’m not; and was subject to IDF in Helmand 2011, would
I qualify for the CAB along with everything else?

Hello everyone, I’m looking for some advice on how to display my grandfathers medals. I’m not exactly sure what I’m doing. After some research, this is what I came up with. I was hoping to get some suggestions on rearrangements before I secure them down. Thank you!

they all belonged to Mr Albert N Shepard Jr who was nominated for the MOH! I have attached photos of all the information I have on him at the moment. I just got home with the medals so I'm looking forward to making a nice display for him. I ordered the magazine that all his info is listed in aswell! It's gonna make an amazing display. If anyone finds any citations/info for his medals that I don't have listed I'd very much appreciate seeing it. Thanks!

I think the only thing missing is the foreign jump wings which uniformity doesn’t have.

My mum got these sent over from Australia. A cousin of hers died and they are seemingly WW1 medals. Just posting this here as im getting hassled by her to 'find out if they are worth something'.

Hey everyone, sharing my personal medal group from my military career, along with a deployment photo of me in theater.

I served in the Romanian Military's Pathfinder Platoon (Plutonul de Cercetare prin Parașutare în Dispozitivul Inamic ), which is the direct equivalent to a Pathfinder / Recon unit operating behind enemy lines.

The medals from left to right:

1. NATO Non-Article 5 Medal.

2. Romanian Commemorative Plaque (with integrated challenge coin from joint ops).

3. US Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) - Awarded to me by US partners during joint coalition operations.

4. Romanian Order/Medal of Military Merit

5. Emblem of Honor of the General Staff (Emblema de Onoare a Statului Major General).

The deployment photo shows me in theater with my modified PM md. 86 rifle. Thought you guys might appreciate a look at a modern coalition Pathfinder's group. Cheers!

24 years AD with 9 years of Guard. So I was AD then Guard and back to AD.

Missing Air Force Training Ribbon (not on the Uniformity app) and NG medals (since I retired from the reserve)

A few weeks ago, the late General Keith McCutcheon USMC came up in discussion regarding another USMC General Officer’s awards. The display in the picture can be found at the Gray Research Center, MCB Quantico. McCutcheon, for his era, had a highly unique career path which included combat in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam culminating in appointment as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC), a post he was unable to assume due to aggressive terminal cancer that took his life shortly thereafter.

His WWII service was atypical as he flew with Marine Observation Squadrons from three carriers before attending the Naval Post Graduate School for Aeronautical Engineering. Returning to the Pacific in 1944, he served as Operations Officer Marine Air Group 24 supporting MacArthur’s forces in the Philippines. Following WWII, he became an early helicopter pioneer commanding the first transport helicopter squadron in combat during the Korean War. His role in the development and employment of helicopters is recognized at USTRANSCOM where a conference room is named for him. Following combat service in Korea, he was one of the few Marines to serve at EUCOM during that era.

As a General Officer, he commanded the 1st Marine Brigade in Hawaii, 1st Marine Air Wing in Vietnam, and III MAF (senior USMC Command in Vietnam) during the last year USMC ground forces were in country; he was the only aviator to hold that position during the Corps eight years in Vietnam. As previously mentioned, he was confirmed to serve as ACMC before his life was tragically cut short.