Cpl Shane Cunningham 4435444 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I heard ketchup stain in the USMC. What did your crowds call the National Defense Medal? 2019-03-10T00:44:57-05:00 Cpl Shane Cunningham 4435444 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I heard ketchup stain in the USMC. What did your crowds call the National Defense Medal? 2019-03-10T00:44:57-05:00 2019-03-10T00:44:57-05:00 LTC Jason Mackay 4435445 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Heard it once referred to as the Hudson River Valley Occupational Medal Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Mar 10 at 2019 12:46 AM 2019-03-10T00:46:37-05:00 2019-03-10T00:46:37-05:00 CPT Andrew Wright 4435539 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The older Vietnam vets I served with called it the Fire Guard ribbon. Response by CPT Andrew Wright made Mar 10 at 2019 5:33 AM 2019-03-10T05:33:23-04:00 2019-03-10T05:33:23-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 4435815 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My father-in-law (a Navy Retiree) called it a &quot;gee-dunk&quot; (&quot;ee&quot; as in tea), but we just learned it as the McDonalds medal as everyone when I joined had one and had to order the GWOTSM (Burger King medal) and ASR (rainbow or other term). Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2019 9:16 AM 2019-03-10T09:16:49-04:00 2019-03-10T09:16:49-04:00 Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS 4435838 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Firewatch ribbon Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Mar 10 at 2019 9:28 AM 2019-03-10T09:28:39-04:00 2019-03-10T09:28:39-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 4436184 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Firewatch ribbon Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2019 11:53 AM 2019-03-10T11:53:27-04:00 2019-03-10T11:53:27-04:00 CAPT Kevin B. 4436454 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Gedunk Medal. That and we had to learn what the colors stood for.<br />Red is for the blood I didn&#39;t shed, white is for the skies I never flown, blue is for the seas I never sailed, and yellow is the reason why. We had to pipe that out in boot all the time. Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Mar 10 at 2019 1:19 PM 2019-03-10T13:19:30-04:00 2019-03-10T13:19:30-04:00 LTC Tom Jones 4436529 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>“Alive in ‘65.” Response by LTC Tom Jones made Mar 10 at 2019 1:40 PM 2019-03-10T13:40:24-04:00 2019-03-10T13:40:24-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 4437041 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>sketti (spaghetti) stain Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2019 5:42 PM 2019-03-10T17:42:25-04:00 2019-03-10T17:42:25-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 4437070 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Real question is; how do so many junior service members manage to mount it upside down on their ribbon bar? Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2019 6:10 PM 2019-03-10T18:10:48-04:00 2019-03-10T18:10:48-04:00 LtCol Robert Quinter 4443479 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Shirley Highway Ribbon in Quantico/DC area, the Firewatch Ribbon in the rest of the USA Response by LtCol Robert Quinter made Mar 12 at 2019 9:26 PM 2019-03-12T21:26:36-04:00 2019-03-12T21:26:36-04:00 PO2 John Rennolds 4871094 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Alive in &#39;65, was the Coast Guard nick name. Response by PO2 John Rennolds made Aug 1 at 2019 1:19 PM 2019-08-01T13:19:39-04:00 2019-08-01T13:19:39-04:00 2019-03-10T00:44:57-05:00