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Quite a picture, one we're familiar with too. Three old hands right there, about to embark on yet another war. Korea I think, from the series...
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Quite a picture, one we're familiar with too. Three old hands right there, about to embark on yet another war. Korea I think, from the series...
Yes Korea - the give away is the stripes (smaller than WW2)
Plus the SGT in the cap ribbons
Army commendation medal
Good Conduct medal
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American zone ribbon
ETO Campaign ribbon
WW 2 Victory medal I think
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But no CIB, and that's the big one.
Real men measure once and cut.
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Agreed, but he has the hashmarks and overseas chevrons. Just a rear echelon type...movements...
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The CIB is the big one but not all front line soldiers were eligible such as Combat Engineers and Armor. Also the rear echelons are what kept the front line supplied and fighting. Cannot win without them. Still I think the Infantry is special, the heart and soul of any army, and they really deserve a special award.
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My father had the Expert Infantry Badge (EIB), the blue musket without the combat wreath. Fortunately, he never got the wreath because Japan surrendered while he was staging for the Operation Olympic invasion of the home islands. His unit was rushed from the Philippines to Japan as the first wave of the Army of Occupation. He sent home two rifles and a sword from a warehouse his outfit broke into.
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has anyone noticed the carbine?
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