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I was asked about the badges ribbons and insignias on my Signature... I have been awarded all of these By the US ARMY.. i have actual pics of these awards ive posted earlier but here goes...


Top from left to right badges.... Combat Infantrymans Badge. Senior parachutists Badge with Combat jump Star. (AKA MUSTARD STAIN) Air Assault badge. Expert marksmanship badge, with the following Clasps Rifle, Grenade, grenade launcher, Ranger tab.. Army Staff badge( I served in a staff slot at the pentagon)

The fruit salad from l to r in order of precedence

Silver star. Bronze star medal with "V" Device for valor in combat. Purple heart. Army commandation medal With combat "V" device and 3 oak leaf clusters.
Army Achivement medal with 3 oak laf clusters. Good conduct medal with longevity knot. Army reserve componant achievement medal. national defense service medal. Southwest asian campaign medal with 3 campaign stars. Kosovo service medal. Afghanistan Campaign medal with 2 campaign stars. Iraiq campaign medal with 2 campaign stars. Global war on terrorism Expeditionary force medal. Global war on terrorism Service medal. Armed forces service medal with 1 oak leaf cluster.. Army Nco professional Development ribbon with 2 Numeral...Army service ribbon. Army overseas service ribbon with 3 numeral. Reserve componant overseas training ribbon. Liberation of kuwait medal given by the Saudi arabian government. Liberation of Kuwiat medal given by the saudi government...

The 82nd Airborne division patch (MY LAST COMBAT ASSIGNMENT WAS WITH THEM) and My majors rank insignia...

Medals to me are nice but theyre not that important to me... Ive seen men who have done far braver deeds then myself and not even get a handshake... also in the US army they will give ya a ribbon or medal for anything... I kept mine in a shoebox for years untill i needed to wear them in full dress uniform.... Normally it was field uniforms IE bdus or acus LOL

 

Thanks Mike, this does give a rough idea of what you have been playing at for the last few years

http://www.americal.org/awards/achv-svc.htm

 

i thought i got em for underwater basket weaving LOL

 

Though you understate things, the stuff shows you've been around more than once. I'm impressed.

 

Since im not into collecting AMerican Mil, thank you for the explanations. I feel like i'm in Kindergarten on that subjact ;-))

 

We have something similar over here, one or two of my sergeants have 'badges' for 'under water wood welding'

Thanks for the explanation, I had a US Army Major in my company at Sandhurst (by the name of Killbride, Airborne, holds the records for the highest number of continuous days on tour and I believe individual kills by an officer of anyone in the US Army, hell of a chap with a very interesting history, changed my view on the US army totally) That makes sense of a few of his ribbons.

 

boy that name sure rings a bell buddy was his Name Thomas Kilbride... if so I remeber he was a Rifle company commander in the 1/505 parachute infantry reg of the 82nd ABN.... Our sister regiment... I was 325 Airborne infantry,,,,

 

Thats some of my stuff full size... I posted earlier how my nephew made the case for me in his 9th grade shop class... Im more proud of shi workmanship.. Not bad for a 13 year old kid.. I gotta add my unit crests and global war on terror campaign medals to this.... i figure ill let my nephew do it.. Im liable to bust somethign LOL

 

That's pretty cool. I don't think his name was Thomas, I know his initial was J but being a young scrote I didn't ask what it stood for, I'd still be banging out the 'punishment pressups' today if I had!

 

Nice work done by a 13 year old! Your display was very tastefully done.

 

Hello Stefan,

It’s a whole Family,
Major John Kilbride,(Westpoint 97) his brothers Capt. Thomas Kilbride (Westpoint 2002) – presently Afghanistan – FOB Wilderness, and Sean Kilbride (Westpoint 99), his sister Capt Katharyn Kilbride-Hiebert (Westpoint 96) and their father Major Charles Kilbride USMC.

Regards
Kruska

 

Of course they come from the loins of a Marine.

 

Maybe the mother is of German origin?

Regards
Kruska

 

Even better.