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To: usmcobra

I have never heard of this Challenge coin until today. My Father was Career Old Corps I am Vietman Corps and never heard of the coin from my Father or any of my fellow Marines. This may be an Army tradition or to new for me to have known about it.


686 posted on 11/10/2009 1:15:18 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

I think Challenge coins have been around since Gulf War
you are right, were not around during Nam


693 posted on 11/10/2009 1:19:49 PM PST by RWGinger
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To: Red_Devil 232

http://www.3ad.org/coins/coins.htm

Many units in the U.S. Army have coins. These coins probably came into common use sometime in the 1970’s or 1980’s, and were generally given out by the unit commander as a sort of “on the spot” award for performance or as gifts to visitors to the unit. In addition to the more standard “Commander’s Coin”, there were sometimes Command Sergeant Major’s coins. Another subset were coins commemorating specific events such as Operation Desert Storm.


701 posted on 11/10/2009 1:24:40 PM PST by EBH (it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Some more information on the “coins”

http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/defense_ethics/resource_library/2005Deskbook/TabD/Military_Coins.doc


726 posted on 11/10/2009 2:10:33 PM PST by EBH (it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government)
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