Posted on May 31, 2014
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Have you ever seen anyone wearing a Glider badge? How many Soldiers could you ask before receiving the correct answer without the help of a search engine?
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SFC Clifton Dalton
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No I havnet..
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PO3 Tim Huddleston
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LCpl Adam Brittain
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Cadets in the Civil Air Patrol can earn a Glider Badge, if they subsequently join the Military they Legally are Authorized to wear all ribbons and medals they earned as a cadet.
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Maj Tim Timmins
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PO3 Jj Dell
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I'm not aware of any soldier getting a glider badge since WW2 or maybe a few years after. In fact, from the books I read you didn't want to be a glider guy because you didn't get the 55 bucks in jump pay that paratroopers got. Kinda sucks.
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SGT Craig Manning
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Knew a man (long since past) who wore it legit was airborne and a Korea vet
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SFC Race Bickley
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SSG Brian G.
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I have only had occasion to see three such badges. Two of them being on WW2 Veterans. The third being on a USAF Cadet. The USAF maintains a Soaring (Glider) program as part of their cadet officer flight training. I am not aware at this time of the Air Force having an active badge for this skill.
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SP5 Lem Clark
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My M/Sgt (can't remember his name now) in 1959 wore both Combat Parachuist and Glider Wings!
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SPC Scott Currens
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I have only seen one. It was on a WWII Vet, when I commented about it he said you won't see many, because the ones that didn't die on missions are a little ashamed of it because the majority of them couldn't make it through jump school and were offered glider school instead. I personally have mad respect for anyone that earned the right to wear it.
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