What award is your most memorable?

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 15 May 2015 00:49:55 -0400

I have been in the military for almost 6 years. I only have 5 awards currently, but just found out I will be recieving the ARCOM soon for all the military funeral honors I have performed. It will be my most memorable award. What award is your most memorable? Why?

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2015 1:03 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 15 May 2015 01:03:23 -0400

Purple Heart in 2004.
I have to shave around the scar every morning.

Response by SFC Joseph James made May 15 at 2015 1:19 AM

SFC Joseph James — Fri, 15 May 2015 01:19:04 -0400

My Purple Heart. I'm reminded of that medal everyday I look at my stumps for legs and of the day I lost them.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made May 15 at 2015 4:48 AM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Fri, 15 May 2015 04:48:05 -0400

https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/which-award-are-you-most-proud-of-and-why

Which award are you most proud of and why? | RallyPoint

Including civilian accolades

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made May 15 at 2015 4:51 AM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Fri, 15 May 2015 04:51:21 -0400

Congrats on your upcoming award SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member.

I think you will find, however, that this topic is not new ...

https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/which-is-your-highest-precedent-military-award-or-your-most-treasured-post-a-picture

Which is your highest precedent military award, or your most treasured? Post a picture |...

I am fascinated with militaria, and that includes honors that SM's have earned that I speak to on a daily basis...here on RP. So, this is a Get-To-Know you question...post and share if you'd like us all to get to know you a little better. Provide a brief description of how you were awarded the top award.

Response by PO1 John Miller made May 15 at 2015 5:34 AM

PO1 John Miller — Fri, 15 May 2015 05:34:42 -0400

Nothing crazy like a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, or Silver Star, but I'm pretty proud of my Good Conduct medals. It means I went 3 years without getting caught causing shenanigans!

Response by MAJ Chris Ballard made May 15 at 2015 8:52 AM

MAJ Chris Ballard — Fri, 15 May 2015 08:52:07 -0400

My Purple Heart from 2005. Aside from a sizeable scar and occasional residual pain I'm all good now but it was a close, close call. As the doc in the CASH told me, "If that IED had gone off half a second earlier it would have cut you in two." To which I replied, "If it had gone off half a second later it would have missed me completely."

I've since become a bit more glass-half-full kinda guy.

Response by SGT Tom Middleton made Jan 17 at 2019 11:46 PM

SGT Tom Middleton — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:46:23 -0500

Bronze Star for Valor. I am striving for humility and charity these days, trying to avoid pride as I grow closer to God, so I never talk about it, and it’s put away in a box.

Still, it was awarded for actions in combat which I would later come to view as the most challenging day of my life.

It meant a lot to me privately. No one ever sees it or hears about it, but I know it is there.

Response by CW4 Craig Urban made Jun 29 at 2019 1:52 PM

CW4 Craig Urban — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 13:52:17 -0400

German sports medal.

Response by SPC Nancy Greene made Sep 13 at 2020 1:54 AM

SPC Nancy Greene — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 01:54:54 -0400

My most memorable award was an AAM awarded to me by an Infantry Commander LTC David Best 41st Infantry Battalion of 2nd Armored Division (FWD)

Response by SSG Eric Blue made Dec 22 at 2020 4:00 PM

SSG Eric Blue — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:00:07 -0500

I'm not sure if I have a memorable award. I have awards, but I don't believe that any of them really mean anything to me because of the situations behind them. For instance, one of the AAMs I received was for earning 2nd place in the DIVARTY Best FIST Competition WHEN MY ENTIRE F---ING TEAM AND I BEAT EVERY OTHER TEAM OUT THERE! AND WITH THEIR TEST MATERIALS! We were supposed to get ARCOMs for placing 1st, but 2nd Battalion's CDR and CSM were judges. So they handed the win to their Battalion FIST.