Military Breast Pins Honour Things?

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Harmonica Pillar of the Community Canada 1118 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 11:21 am Hey group, I know these are not coins but since we all love collecting and history maybe someone can help me with these. I bought a box of stuff at a Maine yard sale for a buck and since I am not American, and colour blind and don't even know what you call these things can a military buff shine in and I.d. these please? Thanks in advance Report this Post to the Staff

Harmonica Pillar of the Community Canada 1118 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 11:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
kspride New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 12:40 pm A. National Defense Service Ribbon B. Army/Air Force Presidential Unit Citation C. WWII American Defense Medal D. Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster E. Infantry Branch insignia (enlisted) F. Adjutatn General Insignia (enlisted) G. Looks to be a German WWI Kyffhauser visor cap insignia I hope that helps. Report this Post to the Staff
Harmonica Pillar of the Community Canada 1118 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 12:51 pm Thank you sooooo much, that helps a lot! Report this Post to the Staff
Harmonica Pillar of the Community Canada 1118 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 4:35 pm Hey Kansas, are these what they call service ribbons? So these attached the medal to your jacket or were these worn instead off medals? Obviously you wouldn't ware these in combat, where they just used on a dress jacket? Also are these bars incomplete without the actual medal and cloth? Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 10/05/2014 05:53 am In Australia, the situation is similar to, but slightly different from U.S.A. We wear our service ribbons on "everyday" uniforms. On combat uniforms - no ribbons. On "big days", we wear the full medals. And, yes, the medals are suspended from the ribbons - usually about 50mm in length. Again, in Australia, we also have "miniatures" - for wear on mess-dress. On the infrequent occasions when I wear my medals, I let my sons wear my miniatures - on the right breast, of course. In my limited experience, American service personnel wear their ribbons in similar circumstances to Australians, but they wear their medals less often than us. Report this Post to the Staff
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