[laplata]

“The Army awards the CIB to the Infantry, not the general Army population”.

That is my point, thank you.

I have one from Vietnam.

[delta7]

The Army awards the CIB to the Infantry, not the general Army population”.

That is my point, thank you.

I have one from Vietnam.

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You have my respect. I have my fathers CIB, WW2 infantry. That said, the Army now issues the Combat Action Badge to MOS’s other than 11B….just not the same as the legendary CIB.

[garybob]

“The Army awards the CIB to the Infantry, not the general Army population”.
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I thought your point was that he wasn’t a combat vet because he didn’t have a CIB but he that had a bunch of medals.