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January 22nd, 2007   Post 31
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I have one of these....

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January 22nd, 2007   Post 32
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I know someone who got this coin in the mail today

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January 22nd, 2007   Post 33
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Originally Posted by Team Infidel
I know someone who got this coin in the mail today
Too many Coins, Coins just for anything and everything under the sun, sort of takes the fun out of Challenge Coins, and, just like giving Medals out for anything and everything under the sun, well it takes the prestige out of having a Coin in the first place if you ask me Major.
 
January 23rd, 2007   Post 34
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yeah, but i sent this jem to a gentleman in another country.. therefore... it is a little nicer.
 
January 23rd, 2007   Post 35
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Years ago, when EOD started playing the Coin game, EOD did it mostly among ourselves, as there was a rank structure to the Coins, and our Coin was low on the Totem Pole.
Years back Jobs that carried a Badge or Tab were the ones with Coins mostly.
Sure SF outranked us, SF Vietnam outranked all, and things like CIB, Ranger, and Airborne and such, but hell even Air Assault outranked ours, I believe merely because the 101 had moved to Air Moble.
Troops no longer assigned to the Unit corresponding to the Badge or Tab were at the bottom, even with a Coin, when other Troops still holding the MOS were playing.
It was our chance to poke fun at such Airborne and Air Assault Badge holders because to hold an EOD Badge one had to work in the job for at least 18 months in the field after School in order for the Badge to become permanent, which (along with the length of the School) helped keep Badge Collectors away.
They used the Reg. for the Coin Rank System, and an EOD Badge was the lowest Badge one could wear at a Class 5 Award.
 
January 23rd, 2007   Post 36
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Quote:
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I know someone who got this coin in the mail today

Nice coin..
I think I have a similar one, but it doesn't have those nice colors on the back side..
 
January 23rd, 2007   Post 37
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yeah, i know, but i couldn't find a picture of the one i gave you...
 
January 24th, 2007   Post 38
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Thanks for tossing me under the bus Major, well at the very least standing by and watching me jump head first. You could have PM'ed me and told me it was Redleg you were posting about.
 
January 24th, 2007   Post 39
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now what kind of fun would that be
 
January 1st, 2008   Post 40
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101st Airborne Air Assault Challenge Coin with my rank, name, and date of graduation from THE Air Assault School on the back. I assure you, that coin has some chips and dings in it from challenges and I've enjoyed many a beer because of it =)
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