Nonskimmer
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I've only got three myself, and can you believe it? Not one of them is the VC! 
Are you or have you ever been in the Armed Forces?
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
I figured you would of said that!trackend
Chief Master Sergeant
Bleeding hell Les are you related to Audi Murphy last time I saw that much chest dec Idi Amin had it on.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Well, all I can say is I've done my duty for my country..... Unfortunatly, I happened to be in the service when alot of crap hit the fan, conflictwise...... I happened to be a part of several big time ops that went alittle crooked and I was recognized 4 it.....
I am in no way a hero... There are no heros in the Teams..... We all just do our job and then go home.....
Hopefully....
I am in no way a hero... There are no heros in the Teams..... We all just do our job and then go home.....
Hopefully....
Wildcat
Major
Amen brother!
evangilder
"Shooter"
Right on, Les. That is one hell of a rack of ribbons! I would have to look at my old service dress uniform, I think I ended up with 6 or 7. Oddly enough, I am one of the few AF guys that actually was awarded a Navy Meritorious Unit Citation. I got it for my involvement in Operation El Dorado Canyon (1986 Libya Raid).
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Chief Master Sergeant
Im not having a dig guys im just interested as Im not very up on US awards. You say Evan that you got
a Navy Meritorious Unit Citation are these issued to the whole unit (one each) or as it tended to be in the UK (it may be different since my day) with a lot of the awards they seemed to go to the senior non com or ranking officer as he represented the unit/squad/platoon.
a Navy Meritorious Unit Citation are these issued to the whole unit (one each) or as it tended to be in the UK (it may be different since my day) with a lot of the awards they seemed to go to the senior non com or ranking officer as he represented the unit/squad/platoon.
DAMN! Nice ribbon rack there Les. I thought mine was impressive and I thought I had a nice rack going, but yours is very impressive. Youve got something to be very proud of there.
My rack consists of: Air Medal (x2), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (x2), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defence Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Non Commisioned Officer Proffesional Leadership Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (x3) and NATO Service Medal.
Mine is pretty good but Les yours is extremely impressive, Be Proud!
My rack consists of: Air Medal (x2), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (x2), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defence Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Non Commisioned Officer Proffesional Leadership Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (x3) and NATO Service Medal.
Mine is pretty good but Les yours is extremely impressive, Be Proud!
evangilder
"Shooter"
Each member of the unit got one, as it is a unit citation. But it is unusual for a USAF member to receive a Navy ribbon. It sits right next to my USAF outstanding unit citation.
Nonskimmer
Captain
Tell me about it. It happens a lot with us, too.trackend said:
Not really a citation, but remember that Golden Jubilee medal they produced for the Queen's 50th anniversary on the throne? Well we produced one too. I'm assuming the Aussies and Kiwis did as well. Anyway, it was presented to every serving member of the armed forces of the UK, as it should have been. You know what they did here? They produced a grand total of just over fifty-thousand medals, and distributed those amoungst "every walk of life", as they put it. In other words, to people of every manner of civilian occupation, from Native band chiefs to artists and poets.
It went to very few members of the serving military and RCMP (I'm glad they were recognized), and out of those almost every flag officer and senior NCO got one. It just goes to further show how the Armed Forces rank in this country: Poorly!
Very few ratings actually got one, though I was one of them. To this day, none of us have really figured out the "selection" process for that. Name out of a hat maybe, who the hell knows. We've dubbed it the "bag licking medal", and I have one.
The point to this long-winded ramble is that every single serving member of the Canadian Forces should have received what was supposed to be nothing more than a commemorative medal. Instead, they treated it as some sort of merit award. Complete crap! And it's not the first time.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Hey guys, thanks for the props......
Adler, thing u gotta remember dude is that I was in combat, ALOT...... And since I was an Electronic Technician, I worked on alot of different kinds of gear that breaks at inopportune moments...
A couple of these awards/medals/citations were for fixing certain things while under fire...... The brass get real impressed when u can do 3 things at once, especially in a firefight.........
Remember, the only hero is a dead one...... Ull notice theres no bronze or silver star on there.....
Heres a better pic of my ribbons.... Ill list em starting from the top and working left to right for those not up to speed with American Naval Awards......
Purple Heart
Joint Service Commendation Madal
Navy Commendation Medal for Valor
Joint Services Achievement Medal
Navy Acievment Medal 2X
Combat Action Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation 2X
Battle E 2X
Good Conduct Medal
Navy Expeditionary Medal 3X
National Defense Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Humanitarian Service MEdal 2X
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon 3X
Nato Medal Kosovo
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Expert Rifleman Medal M-16 MP5
Expert Pistol Medal .45 and 9mm
Adler, thing u gotta remember dude is that I was in combat, ALOT...... And since I was an Electronic Technician, I worked on alot of different kinds of gear that breaks at inopportune moments...
A couple of these awards/medals/citations were for fixing certain things while under fire...... The brass get real impressed when u can do 3 things at once, especially in a firefight.........
Remember, the only hero is a dead one...... Ull notice theres no bronze or silver star on there.....
Heres a better pic of my ribbons.... Ill list em starting from the top and working left to right for those not up to speed with American Naval Awards......
Purple Heart
Joint Service Commendation Madal
Navy Commendation Medal for Valor
Joint Services Achievement Medal
Navy Acievment Medal 2X
Combat Action Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation 2X
Battle E 2X
Good Conduct Medal
Navy Expeditionary Medal 3X
National Defense Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Humanitarian Service MEdal 2X
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon 3X
Nato Medal Kosovo
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Expert Rifleman Medal M-16 MP5
Expert Pistol Medal .45 and 9mm
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Nonskimmer
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All I can say is...wow!
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Medvedya
Master Sergeant
And I'll bet each ribbon probably has a great story behind it, but Les would then have to kill you after telling it!
Nonskimmer
Captain
Nah, he'd do it just for the fun of it.
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Medvedya
Master Sergeant
Well, if you've been trained to kill people in thirty different ways using just your thumb and little finger you don't want to get rusty now!
evangilder
"Shooter"
I hear you Les about the hero deal. I think if I was to put a label on you, I would call you a patriot. Fixing shit under fire is the worst, at least you got recognized for it.
Nice rack!
Nice rack!
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Chief Master Sergeant
Thats an impressive haul you have there Les. You too Adler.
Well the best example I know Skim of reluctance to dish out the gongs by UK forces is my old man he recieved his far east campaign medal in 2000 at the age of eighty only 50 odd years late. My service record is some what lower key by comparison to you fellas.
Well the best example I know Skim of reluctance to dish out the gongs by UK forces is my old man he recieved his far east campaign medal in 2000 at the age of eighty only 50 odd years late. My service record is some what lower key by comparison to you fellas.
evangilder
"Shooter"
I don't know if I would call it lower key. I commend you serving your country as I would anyone else. Sometimes it's luck of the draw whether or not you get in a situation to get decorated. I know there are places I went, where things got AFU, some guys did some incredibly brave things, yet there were no awards or decorations. Other times, guys got them just for being in the right place at the right time.
But anyone who has worn a uniform for the country should be thanked, and saluted.
We all had a job to do, and did it. The heroes are the guys who didn't make it back.
But anyone who has worn a uniform for the country should be thanked, and saluted.
We all had a job to do, and did it. The heroes are the guys who didn't make it back.
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Chief Master Sergeant
Very true Evan the cannon fodder fellas always have been my heroes and some people may forget them but I for one and I'm sure lots of blokes on here will be grateful to there sacrifice (I would have said pray for them but that would me being a hypocrite as I'm a devout atheist) the only thing I will say is that my service was as a professional soldier so when I took the queens shilling I was fully aware of my actions and what consequences could follow. I admire the hostilities only service personnel whom got the call up and had no joice yet after very limited training proved themselves equal to and in many cases better than the time serving soldiers,sailors,or airmen having said that a week of the real deal is worth 2 years of maneuvers you learn or you pay the price not just a bollocking from the Sergent.
evangilder
"Shooter"
They do give invaluable training that will certainly help to keep you alive. But when the lead starts singing is when you see the real character of your buddies. I have seen very brave men of all sizes, and cowards of all sizes. I wondered if I would ever get into a situation like that and if so, how I would hold up. I managed. I wasn't Audie Murphy, but I didn;t cower in a fetal position either. Alot of times, it's just a job that you have to do. You don;t like it, and you aren't supposed to, but if you don't do it, someone else will have to. You don't want to let your buddies down.
That is one thing that I am still fascinated with. They get you to work like a well-oiled machine and make you close enough to perform tasks to save your buddy that you were just bickering with the week before over something stupid. Some of these tasks you wouldn't normally do. But then, when the fit hits the shan, you don't necessarily have any choice.
That is one thing that I am still fascinated with. They get you to work like a well-oiled machine and make you close enough to perform tasks to save your buddy that you were just bickering with the week before over something stupid. Some of these tasks you wouldn't normally do. But then, when the fit hits the shan, you don't necessarily have any choice.
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