Topic: What is this pin for?

plain_terror · January 14th, 2004

i have a military pin and i cannot find out what it is from. The pin is white with a blue stripe down the middle and a silver dragon? in the middle with some type uf egyptian looking bird in the top left hand corner, at the bottom it says "play the game". Does anyone know what unit or whatever this pin is for?

Redleg · January 14th, 2004

Do you have a picture of that pin?
You can mail it to me if you have one. (adress in my profile)

Anonymous · January 14th, 2004

No. My dad just had a lot of pins and stuff and i found it and he said i could have it. My g/f has a digital camera so the next time i go over there i will see if i can get a good enough picture of it so that you can see what it looks like.

plain_terror · January 14th, 2004

Ok, "guest" was me. I thought it signed me in but apparently not. Like i said i will try to get a good picture of it and send it to you. Thaks for your help.

GuyontheRight · January 14th, 2004

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m.../article.jhtml

This is the best I can come up with.

Gunner13 · January 15th, 2004

The insignia you are describing is, I believe, the regimental crest (or Distinctive Unit Insignia - DUI) of the 50th Infantry Regiment of the US Army. The critter in the center stripe is a dolphin (I agree, it looks like a dragon, but it's not) representing the city of Syracuse, NY where the regiment was originally organized. The symbol in the canton is a totem pole, taken from the DUI of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, which provided the cadre around which the 50th Infantry was formed. The pale and wavy edges of the blue stripe represent the regiment's occupation service in the Rhine Province of Germany after WWI.

Campaigns: WWI; WWII - Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe; Vietnam - Counteroffensive Phases III/IV/V/VI/VII, Tet & Tet/69 Counteroffensives, Summer-Fall 1969, Winter-Spring 1970, Sanctuary Counteroffensive.

Hope this helps.

plain_terror · January 15th, 2004

Thanks alot to everyone that tried to help, but now i got another question. It's not really relevant to this topic but what do "Milbucks" do? I didn't see that anywhere is the FAQ section, just curious, thanks.

Redleg · January 15th, 2004

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Originally Posted by plain_terror

Thanks alot to everyone that tried to help, but now i got another question. It's not really relevant to this topic but what do "Milbucks" do? I didn't see that anywhere is the FAQ section, just curious, thanks.

Look at the "Forum Features".
http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=20

You can still try to mail me the picture, and I'll post it here, so we can be 100% sure that you get the correct answer

Guardsman_Ca · January 20th, 2004

does this help any ??

plain_terror · January 20th, 2004

yeah thats it.

January 14th, 2004	Post 1
plain_terror Tirones	Post; What is this pin for? i have a military pin and i cannot find out what it is from. The pin is white with a blue stripe down the middle and a silver dragon? in the middle with some type uf egyptian looking bird in the top left hand corner, at the bottom it says "play the game". Does anyone know what unit or whatever this pin is for?

January 14th, 2004	Post 5
GuyontheRight Tribuni Angusticlavii	http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m.../article.jhtml This is the best I can come up with. __________________ No Voice

January 15th, 2004	Post 6
Gunner13 Centurion Gear	The insignia you are describing is, I believe, the regimental crest (or Distinctive Unit Insignia - DUI) of the 50th Infantry Regiment of the US Army. The critter in the center stripe is a dolphin (I agree, it looks like a dragon, but it's not) representing the city of Syracuse, NY where the regiment was originally organized. The symbol in the canton is a totem pole, taken from the DUI of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, which provided the cadre around which the 50th Infantry was formed. The pale and wavy edges of the blue stripe represent the regiment's occupation service in the Rhine Province of Germany after WWI. Campaigns: WWI; WWII - Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe; Vietnam - Counteroffensive Phases III/IV/V/VI/VII, Tet & Tet/69 Counteroffensives, Summer-Fall 1969, Winter-Spring 1970, Sanctuary Counteroffensive. Hope this helps. __________________ "Americans are so hard to fight because they do not know their doctrine, and if they do, they do not feel compelled to follow it" - Unknown, but attributed to a Soviet Officer. Mortui Non Mordent - Pro Libertate Patriae - Celeritas Et Accuratio

January 20th, 2004	Post 9
Guardsman_Ca Optio	does this help any ?? __________________ Duty Honor Courage

January 14th, 2004	Post 2
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	Do you have a picture of that pin? You can mail it to me if you have one. (adress in my profile)

January 14th, 2004	Post 3
Anonymous Guest	No. My dad just had a lot of pins and stuff and i found it and he said i could have it. My g/f has a digital camera so the next time i go over there i will see if i can get a good enough picture of it so that you can see what it looks like.

January 14th, 2004	Post 4
plain_terror Tirones	Ok, "guest" was me. I thought it signed me in but apparently not. Like i said i will try to get a good picture of it and send it to you. Thaks for your help.

January 15th, 2004	Post 7
plain_terror Tirones	Thanks alot to everyone that tried to help, but now i got another question. It's not really relevant to this topic but what do "Milbucks" do? I didn't see that anywhere is the FAQ section, just curious, thanks.

January 20th, 2004	Post 10
plain_terror Tirones	yeah thats it.

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