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Medals

Identifying, categorizing, buying and selling: All the stories behind the military medals, awards, and orders are found here.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a neck order on a dark blue ribbon with White edge stripes. The awarded set also includes a miniature version for formal dress.
Hail from the Chief: Presidential awards of the United StatesDavid L. Burrows
A group of German swimmers take time out for an informal group photo. The swimmer standing on the right wears a DLRG membership patch sewn to his swimming trunks.
‘Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft’: the German Life Saving AssociationChris William
Unidentified Home Guard Platoon showing the range of ages from NCOs with WWI medal ribbons to young adolescents.
Hometown Heroes: Collecting Britain’s Home GuardJohn Norris
WWI medal salutesDavid L. Burrows
Silver and bronze versions of the Illinois 1st Infantry Long & Honorable Service medal with their “Pro Patria” brooch and draped tri-color ribbon.
David L. Burrows’ favorite medal findsDavid L. Burrows
Log books and cerificates of Lancaster Bomber pilot, Warrant Officer, later Flight Lieutenant, Edward Sydney Ellis of 625 Squadron of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Rare medals of Lancaster bomber pilot, Edward Sydney Ellis who braved nine flights to the ‘Big City’ during the ‘Battle of Berlin,’ up for auctionMilitary Trader
Collecting Middle East MedalsDavid L. Burrows
Discovering the medals of Latin AmericaDavid L. Burrows
A tale of two active veterans agencies, Army Navy Union, MOWWDavid L. Burrows
On the job for victory – Awards given for the WWI homefront effortsDavid L. Burrows
The history behind the George CrossJohn Norris
A tip of the hat: The evolution of headwear badges of the U.S. MilitaryDavid L. Burrows
‘Wings and Badges’ expert, Russel J. Huff has passed awayMilitary Trader
Collecting WWI: Unique Non-Wearable Awards of the Great WarDavid L. Burrows
‘Organisation Todt’Chris William
State Salutes of WWIDavid L. Burrows

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