Have you ever seen a gold deterrent pin?
I was in the exchange once and saw a grisled old master chief. I saw the pin for the first and only time and had to ask about it. If I remember correctly it was for about 25 deterrent patrols, every sea tour he had was on a boomer.
Better him than me.....
Never saw a gold one...but we had a CSC (former steward) who wore a WWII war patrol pin. I believe (but can be certain in this age of uncertain memory) that he was on the Barb with Gene Fluckey (I do remember that he went bananas in the damage control trainer up in NLON when they simulated depth charges--first time I ever saw PTSS up close and personal!)