Troy ... pleased to have you here.
Posted 05/08/2011 05:42 am
It's clearly an award medal of some kind - the large vacant space on the wreath side is intended for the engraving of a recipient's name; it looks like the recipient in this case (presumably your father) chose not to have his mane engraved.
An ebay search came up with this item, an identical medal, only with a loop and ribbon attached, being sold for $145. A google search of the exact phrases "Iowa National Guard" "Mexican Border Service" came up with a first hit a very large PDF download with the following text as an introductory paragraph:
An ebay search came up with this item, an identical medal, only with a loop and ribbon attached, being sold for $145. A google search of the exact phrases "Iowa National Guard" "Mexican Border Service" came up with a first hit a very large PDF download with the following text as an introductory paragraph:
Quote:
Iowa Guardsmen were mobilized in June of 1916 for Federal Duty on the Mexican Border to stop the raids into the United States by the Mexican rebel leader Pancho Villa and his troops.
Iowa Guardsmen were mobilized in June of 1916 for Federal Duty on the Mexican Border to stop the raids into the United States by the Mexican rebel leader Pancho Villa and his troops.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
