Cripes, I didn’t even keep the Army Achievement Awards they gave me.
On my last day they didn’t have orders for the last one to be put on my “official record” and said that it could be put in if I stayed over the weekend. Not worth the effort.
I hear you. When I retired from the AF, they wanted to put me in for a "retirement" medal and I told them not to bother.
"Why, I'm retiring...it's not like I need the points for promotion"
"We owe you this for all your years of hard work"
"No, you owe me my retired ID card and my retirement check. That's all. Put your effort into somebody who needs the points."
[NB: I also told them not to bother with the retirement ceremony, the retirement party, the retirement flag that flew over the Capitol for 3 seconds, and the autopen signed letter from the President]