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Do you have a box/s of military treasures that you would run into a burning house to save? What do you have in there and why is it significant? Most importantly, does everybody else know the significance? You see it all the time. Someone inherits something in grandma and grandpa's attic and it looks cool, but you don't know the whole story behind it. What is in YOUR box?
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Ya'll are probably sick of reading post where I mention this, but my 'box of treasure' is the shadow box of my Grandfathers awards and decorations. He is an original member (I always say that, because that is how he refers to himself when speaking about his time in Burma) of the Merrill's Marauders. I would go into a burning building to save his original medals and patches...
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SSG Jim Foreman
SPC Jay Heenan. I'd run into a burning building to save that. Much respect to your grandfather and his battle buddies.
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Awesome! Much respect to your grandfather. I have to agree with SSG Jim Foreman, I'd run in to save that stuff too.
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CPO Emmett (Bud) Carpenter
Thank you SFC Merino. He received it for doing the recon on Yap. They were the first to deploy from a submarine. Of the five who went ashore only my dad and one other person returned. The other 3 were captured and executed by the Japanese.
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My Marines had this thing cut from metal (about 3' by 2') and gave it to me during the deployment. I've received mounted awards, framed pictures, and lovely plaques, but damn it, if I don't love this thing and how it reminds me of that unit. I would leave everything else behind before losing it. Fortunately, I don't think it would burn down.
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CPO Jon Campbell
That's a pretty cool thing. I got tired of seeing the same old retirement gifts, so when a CWO who had been a great mentor to many of us retired, we gave him a Glock 33 custom engraved at the factory in Austria. It turned out really great.
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CPO Jon Campbell
It wasn't an easy thing to have made, but it was worth it. Had to find a Glock company rep and then went back and forth with the factory about the design and they don't speak English. It was worth it though.
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